Mohammed Kahn
{{Short description|Muslim American Civil War soldier (1823–1891)}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Mohammed Kahn
| native_name = محمد خان
| native_name_lang = fa
| birth_date = 1823
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1891|5|26|1823|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tehran, Guarded Domains of Iran
| death_place = Manhattan, New York, United States
| nickname = John Ammahaie
| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States of America (1863–1865).svg}} United States
| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States of America (1863–1865).svg}} Union Army
| serviceyears = 1861–1865
| unit = 43rd New York Infantry Regiment
| battles = American Civil War
- Battle of Malvern Hill
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Battle of the Wilderness
- Battle of Monocacy
- Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
}}
Mohammed Kahn ({{Langx|fa|محمد خان|Mahmad Khan}}; 1823 – 26 May 1891), also known by the alias that he was buried under, John Ammahaie, was a Persian-born Afghan–American soldier in the American Civil War, who was enlisted as a private in the 43rd New York Infantry and fought at the Battle of Gettysburg.[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/74192709 Combined Military Service Record] He was born in Persia (modern Iran) and raised in Afghanistan.
Kahn was admitted to the United States in 1861 and resided with his family in Boston, Massachusetts. On August 2, 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army after encouragement from some friends.
Besides his injury at Battle of the Wilderness, he was wounded again at the Battle of Malvern Hill; again at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia; and again at the Battle of Monocacy in Frederick, Virginia. According to official records, he was first admitted to the District of Columbia General Hospital in Washington, D.C. In May 1864 he was transported to Philadelphia, where he received treatment at the Chestnut Hill Hospital, and in July of that year at nearby Mower General Hospital.
Kahn spent the rest of the war as a sharpshooter, and applied for an army pension which was approved in 1881. He was one of a small number of Muslims who had served in the American Civil War, and is known primarily from his pension application which is housed at the National Archives and Records Administration.[https://narations.blogs.archives.gov/2017/06/23/private-mohammed-kahn-civil-war-soldier/ Private Mohammed Kahn: Civil War Soldier][https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63555085 Approved Pension file of Mohamed Kahn at the National Archives] His pension case made it to the U.S. Congress in 1884.