He wrote a well resarched books on Italians in American History:
"Lincoln's Foreign Legion" is the regimental history of the 39th New
York Infantry known as the Garibaldi Guard, which served during the
Civil War 1861-1865.
"Lincoln's Foreign Legion" were foreign born Union soldiers that were in a polyglot regiment called The Garibaldi Guard ; the men came from fifty-two European principalities and fourteen American States. The book covers the careers of some of the officers and men in the post-Civil War years. In addition, a list of all the men (over 2,000) and a brief synopsis of their time serving in the regiment is provided. The envolvement of Italians in the American Civil War is well covered.
Take look at the book on Kindle.
https://www.amazon.com/Lincolns-Foreign-Legion-Infantry-Garibaldi-ebook/dp/B01C0TC362/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1547748917&sr=8-2&keywords=Michael+Bacarella
A good research tools to look more deeply into Italians in American History.
