Chinese Soldiers Fought in U.S. Civil War

Chinese That Fought in U.S. Civil War

Those were the days of sailing ships augmented by steam power and China was as remote from the Eastern United States as it was possible to be. Still, Chinese Americans found their way to the East Coast, and researchers claim that as many as 50 Chinese fought as soldiers during the American Civil War. The number does not include the Chinese who served in the U.S. Navy. The soldiers fought on both sides. Chinese soldier of the Union participated in the most famous battle of the Civil War: the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. Pvt. Joseph L. Pierce enlisted in the 14th Connecticut Infantry in August 1862.

Chinese Soldiers Fought in U.S. Civil War  By Jim Garamone

• Private Joseph L. Pierce (with photo)
• Corporal John Tommy
• Antonio Dardell (Whit Photo)
• John Lee
• Edward Day Cohota
• John AhSoo
• John AWoo
• John BubSon
• Christopher Wren Bunker
• Antonio Dardelle
• John Fouenty
• John Kim; Co
• William H. Kwan
• John Tommy
• Hong Neok Woo

The following Chinese served the Union Navy (name / duty / his age at enlistment / month & year when enlisted / name of Navy ship served):

• Tannror Acoan; officer's cook; age 23; Aug 1862; Pinola
• John Afoo; Landsman; age 44; March 1862; Harvest Moon.
• John Afoo; ship's cook; age 44; March 1863; Wyandott
• John Afoo; ship's cook; age 44; March 1863; Wyandank
• Ahoo; Landsman; age 21; Wyoming
• John Ahoy; Landsman; age 28; March 1862; Harvest Moon.
• John Ahoy; officer's cook; age 28; March 1862; Pinola
• John Aie; officer's cook; age 22; May 1864; Tallapoosa
• John Akomb; steward; Red River expedition; in the gunboat Massachusetts.
• John Akee; Landsman; age 20; May 1864; Tallapoosa
• John Arnung; Landsman; age 22; Aug 1864; Grand Gulf
• John Ase; Landsman; age 21; July 1864; Wyandank
• John Asian; First class boy; age 20; May 1865; Relief
• John Aslan; enlisted in Macao (Macau), a Portuguese colony in China; Relief.
• Ah Chee; wardroom steward; age 21; March 1865; Comanche
• John Ching Ching; born in Hong Kong; age 25; enlisted at New Orleans in July 1862; Resolute.
• John Ching Chong; age 27; 1863 muster roll; Itasca.
• John Comfort; Landsman; age 19; Sep 1861; Seneca
• Joseph Dailey; cook; age 24; Aug 1864; Mohican
• John Dixey; First class boy; age 14; July 1865; Relief
• John Ah Hang; Landsman; served on North Carolina; age 22; enlisted 1863 in New York; USS Albatross.
• George Hitchings; officer's cook; age 24; Jan 1862; Kenebec
• Ah Hong; Landsman; age 17; March 1865; Comanche
• Charlie Irwin; age 24; 1863 muster roll; Itasca.
• John King; Landsman; age 20; Feb 1865; Hartford
• Peter Mullen; seaman; age 28; Apr 1864; Onondaga
• John Owens; cook; age 35; May 1864; Norwich
• Ah Poa; waiter; age 40; March 1865; Comanche
• William Robinson; Landsman; age 18; Feb 1862; St. Marys
• William Robinson; age 19; Landsman; enlisted in Macao (Macau), a Portuguese colony in China, in Aug 1865; Relief.
• Dexter Russell; seaman; age 21; May 1863; Montgomery
• John Shun; officer's cook; age 25; Dec 1861; Pursuit
• Ah Sin; Landsman; age 22; Dec 1863; Narragansett
• Ah Sin; Landsman; age 18; Oct 1863; Saginaw
• Thomas Smith; 1863 muster roll; Itasca.
• Ah Soo; Landsman; age 22; Sep 1863; Monongahela
• John Wing; steward; age 25; Dec 1861; Pursuit
• Ah Wo; Landsman; age 21; July 1863; Monongahela
• John Wyhie; Landsman; age 28; enlisted in March 1862; Harvest Moon.

SOURCE: http://americanhistory.about.com