Garabedian Served in the American Civil War

Khachadour P. Garabedian (born in Rodosto, 1836) was the only Armenian to serve in the American Civil War. He settled in the US in the late 1850s. A machinist, he enlisted in the Union Navy as engineer on USS Geranium and USS Grand Gulf. After the war he lived in Philadelphia where he died in 1881.

Khachadour P. Garabedian (born in Rodosto, 1836) was the only Armenian to serve in the American Civil War. He settled in the US in the late 1850s. A machinist, he enlisted in the Union Navy as engineer on USS Geranium and USS Grand Gulf. After the war he lived in Philadelphia where he died in 1881.