Show T uncle saas only chillies soldier chias go herald k E D cihota cobota is a nat native ive born chinaman he ile has lived in this country nearly forty years having ing left the land of his birth when but 6 years old long before the chinese exclusion law was dreamt of he bad had proved his fitness fittim for the duties of american citizenship by taking U up arms in defence of his adopted adopts country and marching to the he front Alth although bugh but 15 years old when the war broke out he declared that he be was over ago age and enlisted in the twenty third massachusetts vol un under command of col andrew elwood the only representative of the aron mongolian golian race among the millions of men thus facing each other in a struggle of life and death colleta was a unique character udder fire cihota proved that ho he was made of stern stuff for hi his 11 bravery was commented on during various 8 engagements notably at cold harbor and in the building of gen butlers signal station in front of petersburg at the close of the war cobol was mustered out along with the survivors of his regiment then under command comma nd of col raymond of marblehead since that time cihota has devoted devow himself to business there being little in common between him and the ordinary chinaman beyond certain race characteristics of feature in speech and dress he is is an ordinary citizen |