Army for a total of 30 years. Mr. Pierce enlisted in the 14th Regiment. Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. in 1862 and fought in his first battle at Antietam. He further distinguished himself in the Battle of Gettysburg. and bravely volunteered for a perilous attack on Bliss Farm during the day of Picketts charge. Remarkably. despite the fact that many people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent were not allowed to naturalize during this period. a disproportionately high percentage enlisted to fight on both sides of the Civil War. After the war. however. scores of these soldiers and sailors were unjustly denied their due recognition and benefits. H.
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