Khachadour Paul Garabedian (Armenian: Խաչատուր Կարապետեան; August 25, 1836 – August 25, 1881) was an American officer in the United States Navy, considered the only soldier of Armenian heritage to have served in combat during the American Civil War. During the Civil War, he held the rank of officer and served aboard two ships which blockaded against the ports of the Confederacy for the Union. His first task was to go along the Atlantic Coast and reach the Gulf of Mexico. In 1865 he was discharged from the Navy and settled in Philadelphia where he is believed to be the first citizen of Armenian ancestry.