Canadian participation in the American Civil War extended beyond the armies. United States naval records contain roughly 5,500 Canadian-registered sailors at various points. That figure cannot be treated as a clean nationality total. Some American sailors were also registered as Canadians, so the records require careful interpretation before drawing conclusions about Canadian participation.
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Canadians serving in the American Civil War navies
Thousands of Canadian-registered sailors appear in American Civil War naval service, but nationality totals are complicated by Americans recorded as Canadians.