| Lincoln Battalion Batallón Abraham Lincoln | |
|---|---|
 The Lincoln Battalion, Tom Mooney Company | |
| Active | 1936–1938 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Second Spanish Republic |
| Branch |  International Brigades |
| Type | Battalion – infantry |
| Role | Home Defence |
| Size | • 2,500 troops |
| Part of | XV International Brigade (1937–1939) |
| Garrison/HQ | Albacete |
| March | Jarama Valley |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
| Website | alba-valb |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Robert Hale Merriman Milton Wolff |
| Insignia | |
| Flag of the Lincoln Battalion |  |
| Flag of the Tom Mooney Company |  |
The Lincoln Battalion (Spanish: Batallón Abraham Lincoln), the major component of what came to be known as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, was the 17th (later the 58th) battalion of the XV International Brigade which fought in the Spanish Civil War. Named after United States President Abraham Lincoln, the battalion was organized by the Communist International.[1][2] The XVth Brigade was one of many mixed brigades that comprised the International Brigades.
The Lincoln Battalion was formed by American volunteers who served as soldiers, technicians, medical personnel, and aviators alongside the Spanish Republican forces against the Nazi-supported forces of General Francisco Franco and his Nationalist faction.[3] Unlike the segregated U.S. Army in the 1930s, the Lincoln Battalion integrated white and black soldiers on an equal basis.[4] Of the approximately 3,000 American volunteers who went to Spain, 681 were killed in action or died of wounds or sickness.[5]
- ^ Hayes 1951, p. 117.
- ^ Richardson 1982, pp. 31–47.
- ^ "Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives - FAQs". ALBA.
- ^ "Online Lesson: African Americans in the Spanish Civil War". ALBA (Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Daniel Pastor; Celada, Antonio R. (2012). "The Victors Write History, the Vanquished Literature: Myth, Distortion and Truth in the XV Brigade". Bulletin of Spanish Studies (89): 307–321.