Early Polish settlers in Louisiana.

Polish-French-American Louisiana politician, journalist, and newspaper publisher, served as mayor of Baton Rouge from 1876-1882. He was chairman of the state central committee of the Democratic Party i...

Valerian Sulakowski, a military officer during the U.S. Civil War, fought in the Battle of Gettysburg, served as an engineer and Colonel of the (Polish Brigade) 14th Louisiana Infantry and later as Chi...

Ignatius Constantine Romuald Szymanski or Ignacy Szymański or Ignatius Szymanski (1806–1874), nicknamed Colonel Ski or Old Ski, was a Polish war hero and American soldier. He served in the Confederate ...

Civil War Confederate Officer. A native of Poland, Oladowski's service to the Confederacy includes a tenure on the staff of General Albert Sidney Johnston. At the rank of Captain, he served this genera...