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William Ah Hang, the Glossary

William Ah Hang (~1839 - December 3, 1923) was one of few veterans of Chinese heritage who served during the course of the American Civil War.^[1]

28 relations: American Civil War, Bath, New York, Boston, Boston Navy Yard, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Chester A. Arthur, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, David Farragut, Fort Morgan (Alabama), Guangzhou, Landsman (rank), Manhattan, Military discharge, Ministry of justice, Mobile Bay, Naturalization, New York City, New York Court of Common Pleas, New York Supreme Court, Opium Wars, San Francisco, Savannah, Georgia, Staten Island, The New York Times, Union Navy, United States Armed Forces, William Howard Taft.
American military personnel of Chinese descent
Denaturalized citizens of the United States
Qing dynasty emigrants to the United States

American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Bath, New York

Bath is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States, with an area of 96.3 square miles (249 km2) and a population of 11,426 in 2020.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Navy Yard

The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Navy Yard (originally known as the New York Navy Yard) is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan.

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Chester A. Arthur

Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885.

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Chinese Americans

Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years.

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David Farragut

David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

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Fort Morgan (Alabama)

Fort Morgan is a historic masonry pentagonal bastion fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States.

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Guangzhou

Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China.

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Landsman (rank)

Landsman or landman (the latter being an older term) was a military rank given to naval recruits.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Military discharge

A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve.

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Ministry of justice

A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice.

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Mobile Bay

Mobile Bay is a shallow inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States.

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Naturalization

Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Court of Common Pleas

The New York Court of Common Pleas was a state court in New York.

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New York Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York.

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Opium Wars

The Opium Wars were two conflicts waged between China and Western powers during the mid-19th century.

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County.

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Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Union Navy

The Union Navy is used to describe the United States Navy (USN) during the American Civil War, when it fought the Confederate States Navy (CSN).

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States.

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William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913, and the tenth chief justice of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1930, the only person to have held both offices.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ah_Hang