"Asians Fought For The Confederacy" Topic

"Charles Chon, a Chinese National, was a private in Company K, 24th Texas Dismounted Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A. He was killed at the Battle of Franklin, TN, on Nov. 30, 1864, and is buried on the battlefield at the McGavock Confederate Cemetery. Another Asian-Confederate was William Henry Kwan of Co. B, 15th (or 12th) Virginia Battalion of Light Artillery. Kwan is a Cantonese (Chinese) name. The Military Image magazine showed his picture in their 1993 issue, where he appears to be of mixed Asian and Caucasian parentage. Another verified Asian Confederate is John Fouenty, a native of China, who was a cigar-maker in Savannah, GA, when the war broke out. He served in the Confederate army for a year, then was released because he was under age. Private Fouenty later returned to his native China. Research by Chinese-American researcher Shaie Mei Deng Temple of New Orleans, LA, reveals at least eighteen Asian-Confederates in various LA units, with names like Chou, Coo, Ding, Fai, Foo, Gong, Hai, Ho, Joung, Lin, Lee, Lou, Pang, Poo, Ting, and Wong…."
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Armand

I don't understand why they wouldn't have, they've never seem to have had a problem with the idea of slavery

I did not know this, but like jdginaz posted I'm not surprised either.

Well… seems that they fought from both sides….

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Armand

Perhaps because they felt they were defending their country? Like most Southerners felt.

Nothing unusual about immigrants fighting for their new home, north or south. Consider the very large numbers of Irish immigrants on both sides of the war, to name just one group.