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Printed broadside, 10.75 x 15.5 in. Headed, New York British Volunteers. No. 6 or Company F. Under the Command of Captain James C. Robertson, Late of Her Majesty's Indian Forces, and Ross-shire Rifle Reg't. Is now Forming at the Mercer House....Scotchmen are particularly invited to enroll themselves in this Company. Printed by W.F. Kost, Steam Book and Job Printed, New York. The Civil War saw many ethnic units - especially German, Irish, Scottish. Many German regiments came from the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri), whereas Irish units were more common in the East (Pennsylvania, Massachusetts). There was also a smattering of others - Scandinavians from the upper Midwest, Italians mostly from the East. Even British and Canadians, and a few French and Poles. New York, as the immigration hub, fielded units of many nationalities. Many immigrants enlisted with the goal securing for America the freedom that they did not find in their homeland. Germans, especially, had been swarming to American shores after the failed revolution of 1848, and formed dozens of Civil War units. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Laid down on linen. At least partial separation at folds, but appears to have been previously repaired at folds. Light wear along margins, few short chips, holes along or near edges and corners. Overall an attractive broadside.