serbian americans fought in the american civil war, mostly on the side of the confederacy, as most serbs living in america were in louisiana and mississippi. a few confederate military units were started by serbs in louisiana, such as the cognevich company (named for stjepan konjevic, who immigrated to louisiana in the 1830s), and the first and second slavonian rifles. at least 400 serbs fought in these three units during the civil war. several other known serbs who fought in the civil war came from alabama and florida, specifically from pensacola.