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Association to Commemorate the Chinese Serving in the American Civil War (ACCSACW)
HOMEPAGE
This is an electronic Monument built by our group to commemorate the Chinese serving in the American Civil War. We would like to honor the Chinese people who fought for freedom for their host, in this new country, the United States of America. Not too many people knew that the Chinese had served in the American Civil War, and we would like to spread this message across the Continents and pay respect to their participation.
Many people have contributed to this effort. This website collects writings from various
writers and researchers on the subject. Credit is given to all contributors, no matter the
contribution is large or small. Credit will be given where credit is due.
The goal of this website is to spread the News that the Chinese people did serve in the American Civil War. Please feel free to send this web site address to your friends.
Webmaster: Gordon Kwok (
gordonkwok@aol.com)
Hello reader, if anyone has information on Chinese serving in the American Civil War, please send it to the Webmaster, and please include references on the source if it is available. I will post the information crediting the sender. Thank you for your contribution.
Hello, could anyone identify the name of the person appearing in this picture below? If you know, please email the Webmaster. Credit of this image goes to Shaie-Mei Deng Temple, who sent it to the webmaster.
The picture of Joseph L. Pierce in Union uniform. Courtesy of the owner of the picture,
Michael J. McAfee, Senior Editor of the Military Images magazine and Curator of the Museum
of United States Military Academy, and courtesy of Philip Katcher, Senior Book Review Editor
of the Military Images magazine.
It is believed that this is WOO Hong Neok's picture in Union uniform, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Courtesy of Dr. Thomas P. Lowry, a retired physician and author of several Civil War books, and
Courtesy of Michael Musick, archivist of Civil War Military Record at the National Archive,
Washington, D.C.
A tribute to a friend, Shaie-Mei Deng Temple
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
Research Project: Chinese fighting in the American Civil War
News on the Research of Chinese serving in the U.S. Civil War: Researchers Thomas P. Lowry
and Edward S. Milligan
Summary of the Chinese serving in the Army and the Navy in the Civil War
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The context of the Historic background
Terry Foenander's research
Additional Research and Findings by the readers
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Some comments from the readers
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Some comments from the readers
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Introducing the Research Work of Ruthanne Lum McCunn on Chinese serving in the American
Civil War
Edward Day Cohota
Joseph L. Pierce
Antonio Dardelle
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Continue Ms. Ruthanne Lum McCunn's Work
Hong Neok WOO
John Tomney
Christopher Wren Bunker and Stephen Decatur Bunker
John Akomb
John / William Hang
Chinese population in California, 1820 to 1865
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Some comments from the readers
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Introducing the Research Work of Dr. Qingsong Zhang on Chinese serving in the American
Civil War
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Correspondence with Terry Foenander, on Chinese / Asian Civil War Research
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Correspondence with Terry Foenander, on Chinese / Asian Civil War Research, continue
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The transcribed text of Hong Neok WOO by Shaie-Mei Deng Temple
An article on Hong Niok WOO by Miss Fay
An article on Hong Neok WOO written in Chinese, by KWOK Chuen Hau, and translated into
English by the Webmaster
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Some comments from the readers
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The shooting of the documentary film: Chinese serving in the American Civil War
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Some comments from the readers
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A research essay on Joseph Pierce ----- by Irving Moy
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Joseph A. Pierce: Chronology of the life of a Chinese Yankee and his Family ----- by
Irving Moy
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A research essay on Joseph Pierce ------ by Irving Moy
Newspaper article from The Hartford Daily Times, Saturday Evening, June 3, 1865
Return of the 14th Regiment: Their services in the field ---- Their return home
History of the Fourteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Infantry
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An Old Chinese man talked about Election (And his story on serving in the American Civil War
Navy); Responses; Some thoughts on my Research Project; Supplementary writings on Manilamen and
the Spanish Galleon trade; A footnote in History.
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Some comments from the readers
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Reserved for future use
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Some comments from the readers
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Civil War Web Site Review
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An American serving in the Chinese Taiping Civil War
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Reflections On the Civil War and Joseph Pierce
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Some comments from the readers
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Chinese serving in the Confederate army
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Some comments from the readers
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U.S. Civil War Navy ship with Chinese name
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Some comments from the readers
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Some comments from the readers
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Some comments from the readers
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Lecture presentation on Joseph Pierce by re-enactor/researcher Irving Moy
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Other web sites on Chinese serving in the American Civil War
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go to ACCSACW, Web Rings, Logo Links, Recognitions and Awards.
Web Rings, Logo Links, Recognitions and Awards
Note: New information is expected to be added to this web site from time to time. Please come back and visit. Thank you.
COPYRIGHT (C)
All works on every web page of this site are copyrighted. No work could be re-published or reproduced without the written permission from the individual author/contributor. The works include writing, photograph and logo (with the exception of the waving Frederal and Confederate flags logo which are in public domain). All rights reserved.
Any correspondence to the webmaster is presumed to include granting license to be used, unless stated to the contrary. The webmaster will make his best effort to exclude any personal information, and retain only those related to the subject of the Civil War.
LINKS
This is a link to Terry Foenander's super website "Asians in the Civil War"
Asians in the Civil War
Terry's Ensign2
(Stroll down to the third section): Asian and East Indian sailors in the civil war.
Alternative Chinese Serving in the American Civil War site (Geocities site)
Note: This is a backup webpage to look at, if the original AOL web page is down.
This is a link to my other website, My Civil War Essays.
My Civil War Essays.
This is a link to my other website, Olde Colony Civil War Round Table.
Olde Colony Civil War
Round Table, MA
This is a link to my other website, A List of Civil War Round Table Websites.
A List of Civil War Round Table Websites
About the Webmaster
About the Webmaster
Posted by Gordon Kwok, webmaster, editor and author (gordonkwok@aol.com)
Copyright on Gordon Kwok's work
January 1, 2000
Revised January 1, 2003
Number of visitors since 03/26/2000