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U.S. Department of Defense Archives
Chinese Soldiers Fought in U.S. Civil War
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2001 - In the 1860s, if you wanted to send someone "to the ends of the Earth" you sent them to China.
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...
READ: Full article from the U.S. Department of Defense Archives →
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2001 - In the 1860s, if you wanted to send someone "to the ends of the Earth" you sent them to China.
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...
READ: Full article from the U.S. Department of Defense Archives →
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