I had no idea…. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Qasim Rashid, Esq." <[email protected]> > Subject: Private Mohammed Kahn—Civil War Hero > Date: June 19, 2024 at 9:02:29 AM EDT > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: "Qasim Rashid, Esq." > <reply+2eqcua&ecq7&&77c7128bf019947a2ce1e3219c536796b389119373075123f6ef5f2fa62ce...@mg1.substack.com> > > > Forwarded this email? 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When the time is right, I hope > you’ll consider upgrading to a $5/mo or $50/year subscription! > Private Mohammed Kahn—Civil War Hero > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2550223&post_id=145676674&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=ecq7&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2Njk2NzksInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0NTY3NjY3NCwiaWF0IjoxNzE4ODAyMzc3LCJleHAiOjE3MjEzOTQzNzcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNTUwMjIzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.xzgqLr7DhTvC-uq-XaaqDc9dn1ssgXgdt3SeA6NgggY> > An iconic untold story of an immigrant Muslim American in Antebellum America > QASIM RASHID <https://substack.com/@qasimrashid> > JUN 19 > <https://substack.com/@qasimrashid> > > > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2550223&post_id=145676674&utm_source=substack&isFreemail=true&submitLike=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2Njk2NzksInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0NTY3NjY3NCwicmVhY3Rpb24iOiLinaQiLCJpYXQiOjE3MTg4MDIzNzcsImV4cCI6MTcyMTM5NDM3NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTI1NTAyMjMiLCJzdWIiOiJyZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rFCcmj3RvPbr_ZgBdjKGGTGFhYm1QFUBCzatlw6aUDE&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-reaction&r=ecq7> > > > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2550223&post_id=145676674&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&isFreemail=true&comments=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2Njk2NzksInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0NTY3NjY3NCwiaWF0IjoxNzE4ODAyMzc3LCJleHAiOjE3MjEzOTQzNzcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNTUwMjIzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.xzgqLr7DhTvC-uq-XaaqDc9dn1ssgXgdt3SeA6NgggY&r=ecq7&utm_campaign=email-half-magic-comments&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> > > > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2550223&post_id=145676674&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=ecq7&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2Njk2NzksInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0NTY3NjY3NCwiaWF0IjoxNzE4ODAyMzc3LCJleHAiOjE3MjEzOTQzNzcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNTUwMjIzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.xzgqLr7DhTvC-uq-XaaqDc9dn1ssgXgdt3SeA6NgggY> > > > <https://substack.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.hn65px5nKw-LgvC939itY9tpzclzKzfipmT6Rhqhps4?&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> > > READ IN APP > <https://open.substack.com/pub/qasimrashid/p/private-mohammed-kahncivil-war-hero?utm_source=email&redirect=app-store> > > Upgrade to paid > <https://substack.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.Cx52-YelsEGeKxqMAv-hbzkPBnosF2SAJ7cLh-hGZCw?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=subscribe-widget&utm_content=145676674> > Today is Juneteenth and I wanted to take the opportunity to elevate an iconic > Civil War story that they just don’t teach in schools. To be sure, you > absolutely should use today as an opportunity to follow amazing Black writers > and content creators like Dara Starr Tucker > <https://substack.com/redirect/d891ce6c-2eff-4262-aec9-7d87d85b5465?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>, > Khalil Greene > <https://substack.com/redirect/ab507724-4a65-4780-b083-ce2a7c1e333f?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>, > Ijeoma Oluo > <https://substack.com/redirect/dda94e98-e8e9-47f8-9789-6dd8ad66eb65?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>, > Conscious Lee > <https://substack.com/redirect/c3252b2a-2bf2-421e-bb77-d7c2c2ef1120?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>, > Ashani Mfuko > <https://substack.com/redirect/8c881610-ff5b-42af-8f63-fd002577d90d?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>, > Ernest Crim > <https://substack.com/redirect/06d95cde-6ac8-413b-add4-54057e903649?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>, > and many many more. And here’s an excellent piece on Juneteenth by Michael > Harriot > <https://substack.com/redirect/dbc5bd37-9acb-4838-b48f-6242b301cbb9?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>. > > For my part, today I want to share the Civil War story of Private Mohammed > Kahn, also known as John Ammahail. At a time of rising anti-Black violence, > anti-immigrant policy, and anti-Muslim hate, Kahn’s story pushes back against > such division and discord, and instead exemplifies the beauty of what this > country can be. > > Share > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2550223&post_id=145676674&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=ecq7&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2Njk2NzksInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0NTY3NjY3NCwiaWF0IjoxNzE4ODAyMzc3LCJleHAiOjE3MjEzOTQzNzcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNTUwMjIzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.xzgqLr7DhTvC-uq-XaaqDc9dn1ssgXgdt3SeA6NgggY> > > <https://substack.com/redirect/fe29cf4a-c0bf-4544-9380-c048472f1c84?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM> > > Image of Mohammed Kahn’s pension paperwork. Credit: National Archives > Private Kahn was one of only 250 Muslim soldiers who fought in the Civil War. > His story is even more unique, however, as he fought in the famous Battle of > Gettysburg, is believed to be one of only two Muslim soldiers who received a > pension, and may be the only Muslim soldier who was also an immigrant. > > Born in Persia, modern day Iran, in or around 1830, Mohammed Kahn was raised > in modern day Afghanistan. He immigrated to the United States in 1861, during > the period of antebellum America. Also known as John Ammahail, Kahn quickly > made friends upon arrival. The Civil War broke out in April of 1861. Only two > months after his arrival, and after a night out with his friends, Mohammed > Kahn became Private Mohammed Kahn when he enlisted in the 43rd New York > Infantry Regiment. The 43rd New York Infantry Regiment was an all white unit. > Kahn was a person of color, yet evidently passed as “white enough.” > > This is where his story truly begins and becomes history. > > Upgrade to paid > <https://substack.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.Cx52-YelsEGeKxqMAv-hbzkPBnosF2SAJ7cLh-hGZCw?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=subscribe-widget&utm_content=145676674> > Khan spent the first two years of the Civil War as a cook serving the Union > Army. That all changed in July of 1863 when Private Kahn fought in the > infamous Battle of Gettysburg. Mere days after the battle and perhaps due to > the ensuing chaos, he was separated from his unit. As he was not white, the > Union guards who found him arrested him in Hagerstown, Maryland, and brought > him before the Provost Marshall’s headquarters to explain himself. > > > <https://substack.com/redirect/92a1f5f2-e0f1-410b-a4ed-722f253595fa?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM> > > The Battle of Gettysburg (1863), lithograph by Currier & Ives. Credit: > Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZC4-2088) > Despite his best efforts, and perhaps due to his limited proficiency in > English, Kahn was unable to convince the Union Army that he himself was in > fact part of the Union Army, and part of the all white New York’s 43rd > Infantry. Because he was of color, and described as having dark complexion, > and even though he had just fought in one of American history’s most famous > battles to end the scourge of slavery and white supremacy in America, they > believed he could not be part of the white unit, and held him under military > arrest. > > As punishment, Kahn was sent to Philadelphia and put to work with recently > escaped enslaved people. He spent months and months trying to find anyone who > could vouch for him, reunite him with his New York 43rd, or even a member of > the New York 43rd—but to no avail. > > All that changed 10 months later in May of 1864. The Battle of the Wilderness > was set to begin in Fredericksburg, VA between General Grant’s Union Army and > General Lee’s Confederate Rebellion Army. Private Kahn, having learned that > the 14th New York Infantry was taking a train down to partake in that battle, > devised a remarkable plan. In his time in what was effectively a slave labor > camp, Kahn had befriended an enslaved person, and conceived the plan with his > support. His friend was tasked with distracting the prison guard, while Kahn > prepared his escape. Kahn waited patiently and timed his escape with the > departing train, and took off on foot. > > Upgrade to paid > <https://substack.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.Cx52-YelsEGeKxqMAv-hbzkPBnosF2SAJ7cLh-hGZCw?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=subscribe-widget&utm_content=145676674> > Running as fast as he could, Kahn chased after the train and jumped on to it > at the last possible moment as it pulled out of Philadelphia station. By the > time the prison guard realized what happened, it was too late. Kahn was > already out of their grasp and on a train headed back into battle. As Kahn > hoped, he found and remained with the 14th New York Infantry on this trip, > that is, until Washington DC. From here, he traveled nearly 70 miles by foot > down to Spotsylvania, Virginia by following other squadrons. > > > <https://substack.com/redirect/78cde7c9-1934-4def-853b-d92260ce74d3?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM> > > The Battle of the Wilderness marked the first stage of a major Union > offensive toward the Confederate capital of Richmond. Credit: History.com > <http://history.com/> Getty Images > Private Kahn arrived on May 7, 1864, on the last day of the Battle of the > Wilderness and remarkably found and was reunited with his 43rd infantry unit. > Joining his brothers once more, Kahn reengaged his service and fight to help > the Union Army win. Only 15 minutes into the battle he was wounded with a > gunshot to his left hand. > > Kahn, an immigrant who arrived in the United States just months before the > Civil War broke out, had now served as a cook, fought in the Battle of > Gettysburg, suffered 10 months in a prison camp, escaped and found a > miraculous way to reunite with his Unit, fought in another battle, and > suffered a major injury. But far from using this injury as an excuse to exit > the War, and he certainly would have been justified, Kahn persisted. > > Undeterred, he refused to leave the war, and took the time to heal. And after > his hand healed, Private Kahn returned once more to the field of battle, this > time as a sharpshooter, and served through almost the entire Civil War until > it ended the following year in April of 1865. > > Upgrade to paid > <https://substack.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.Cx52-YelsEGeKxqMAv-hbzkPBnosF2SAJ7cLh-hGZCw?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=subscribe-widget&utm_content=145676674> > Private Kahn’s pension application records in detail the battles in which he > fought, the injuries he suffered, and the duties he performed both as a cook > and as a soldier. Private Mohammed Kahn died on May 26, 1891 in Manhattan, > New York. He was buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings > County. His burial plot is 2, 5009. Pictured here is his gravestone. > > > <https://substack.com/redirect/94f5acd5-9e41-4f78-a8f0-c1a194b72fff?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM> > > Private Mohammed Khan’s gravestone at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in > Brooklyn, Kings County > I first learned about Mohammed Kahn while researching for an opinion > editorial on the vast contributions of Muslim Americans to our nation’s > history. Contrary to the popular perception that Muslims or Islam are new to > America, Muslims have thrived in America since before America even existed, > and have fought to defend this nation in every battle since the Revolutionary > War, and to expand national participation in democracy. As Michael Harriot > remarks > <https://substack.com/redirect/115ab7e2-938f-44a5-b2b9-65b32b12d62b?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>: > > I think that is what Juneteenth means to me and to a lot of people. I also > think that it is just as important as the 4th of July, or more important, > because this is the first time that America took a real step toward > democracy. That’s when the majority of this country were able to participate > in democracy. > > Mohammed Kahn’s story is about that power of perseverance to overcome > obstacles, the power of good to conquer hate, and the power of justice to > conquer injustice. And while this article is a heavily summarized story of > his life, remarkably, there are no books on Private Mohammed Kahn. Meanwhile, > his full and complete 209 page pension is preserved in the US Government > National Archives > <https://substack.com/redirect/df6c11dd-ccf0-4b77-a3de-22f17bb57a29?j=eyJ1IjoiZWNxNyJ9.D4KH3erUJGwlM3c2CHrkGgXppALP4rcT9MHyWIYPodM>. > Given the opportunity, perhaps I’ll take the initiative to write this much > needed book about a critical and precious story of American history. > > For now, I hope you found value in this inspiring story of Private Mohammed > Kahn, a hero of the American Civil War. > > Share > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2550223&post_id=145676674&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=ecq7&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2Njk2NzksInBvc3RfaWQiOjE0NTY3NjY3NCwiaWF0IjoxNzE4ODAyMzc3LCJleHAiOjE3MjEzOTQzNzcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0yNTUwMjIzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.xzgqLr7DhTvC-uq-XaaqDc9dn1ssgXgdt3SeA6NgggY> > Help me continue my advocacy by becoming a free or paid 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