A Galaxy Of Nations

[dawna]

Originally Posted by Oscar McKenzie

I am very interested in the stages of the finns in US Civil War. Is there information about the participation of other finns on the roads to the civil war?

Oscar:

There isn't a great deal of information available on Finnish soldiers and sailors at the time of the Civil War, but I hope this link proves somewhat helpful:

http://www.utu.fi/erill/instmigr/art/roinila2.htm

Dawna

[Oscar McKenzie]

Thanks Dawna! Interesting link.

[scone]

Charles Chon, a Chinese National, fought and was killed in the Battle of Franklin, on November 30, 1864.

Charles Chon served as a private in Company K, 24th Texas Dismounted Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A., primarily from DeWitt County, Texas. Chon enlisted in Yorktown, Texas when he was about twenty-year-old. He is buried in the McGauock Confederate Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee. He is grave # 66 in the Texas section, with his initials, C.C.

( He must have been been one tuff son of a gun to be with them Texans)

[FSPowers]

Just when I start a thread on Europeans in the CW, I find this. I'm doing some research on a paper to send to my in-laws in the UK. Any information I can glean (with proper credit given where it's due) will be usefull.

[FSPowers]

This may be interesting to some of our newer members, so I'll bump this.