*
For Charles
Napoleon,
please see... Charles
Polline
*
Albert
Nelson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 20 Estimated birth year: 1843
Physical
description: black eyes, curly hair; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 5th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: D
Where enlisted:
Natchez, MS
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Aug 1, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Col.
H. Lieb
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
“Deserted at
Vicksburg, Miss. August 14, 1863.”
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known): [Missing August 14, 1863; possibly deserted... in
Vicksburg, MS]
*
Elijah
Nelson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'1.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1847
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Charles Anderson of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 15 Feb 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: I
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 23, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: 2nd
Lieutenant Alfred Hemmant, 121st U.S.C.T.
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company D, 121st USC Infantry. $100 bounty paid before mustering out
Military
Record Source(s):
1.
Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The
National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com>
U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 2.
Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in
Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890
- 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives
at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
John
Nelson
Alternate first
name(s): (1st)
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4.75”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Robert William Nelson of Mason County
submitted a compensation claim dated January 2, 1867 stating “My
wife Julia L. Nelson, formerly Julia L. Anderson inherited the slave
John Nelson from the estate of her father John W. Anderson deceased
about thirteen years ago when came into my possession in the division
of my wife's father's estate.” He gave Washington, Ky. as his
postal address and listed Harlan & Harlan of Frankfort, Ky. as
his attorney. His witnesses were Robert L. Nelson and Thomas K.
Ilrain[?]. Robert William Nelson served in the U.S. army as a soldier
himself as well.
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 2 Jan 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jun 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Nov-Dec 1864 roll
says “absent sick Genl. Hosp. Chattanooga, Tenn. since December 26,
1864.” Present on subsequent rolls. Mustered out December 26, 1865.
Prior to that date the soldier had last been paid to April 30,
1865.[Two soldiers of this same name enlisted the same day and were
enrolled in the same company. The only difference on record was their
height, name, and slave owner. Their CMSRs seem to have been combined
into a single file within the 100th USCI, but they are two separate
soldiers. It appears that the 18-year-old, taller John was the one
who is referred to as “1st” on the rolls.]
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
John
Nelson
Alternate first
name(s): (2nd)
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'3.75”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Malcom[?] Strode of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 31 Dec 1864
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jun 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
[Two soldiers of
this same name enlisted the same day and were enrolled in the same
company. The only difference on record was their height, name, and
slave owner. Their CMSRs seem to have been combined into a single
file within the 100th USCI, but they are two separate soldiers. It
appears that the 19-year-old, shorter John was the one who is
referred to as “2nd” on the rolls.]
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
John
Nelson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 24
Physical
description: brown eyes, black hair; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 4th
United States Colored Infantry Company: I
Where enlisted:
Ripley, OH
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Union
Township, 18th Subdistrict, Brown County, 6th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment:
Sep 2, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Joseph K. Marlay
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
June-July 1864
return says “Absent sick in hospital since June 16, 1864.” Sept
1864-Jan 1865 returns say “Absent sick or wounded in hospital”
Nov-Dec 1864 roll says “absent sick at Hosp. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Died in U.S. General Hospital, Fortress Monroe, Va. January 23, 1865
of Phthisis pulmonalis. Never paid and $100 bounty due to him,
according to rolls. Effects were: 1 cap, 1 pair flannel drawers, 2
pairs shoes, 4 pairs socks, 1 blanket, 1 haversack, 1 knapsack, 1
handkerchief, 1 portmonnaie
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Mar 21, 1868
Children: Minor
applied for pension Jan 5, 1880
Source
for settled-in or pension information: Organization Index to Pension
Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 -
1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Organization Index to
Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. [database
on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Decease (if
known): Jan 23, 1865 Cause of death: Phthisis Pulmonalis
Prior to death, sick
since: Nov-Dec 1864
*
Moses
Nelson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 26
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; mulatto complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th
United States Colored Infantry Company: H
Where enlisted: Camp
Delaware, OH
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Waldo
Township, Marion County, 8th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment:
Apr 22, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant Price; Lieutenant McClary
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Absent sick from
July 21, 1864 in hospital until listed present on March-April 1865
roll. “sent to [illegible] Pt. Hospital” Previous roll did not
state present or absent. Due $100 bounty at muster-out. CMSR contains
medical instructions, but only a few words were legible: “opiates”
“laxatives” “musilages” “anodyne” “mercurial”
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
Squire
Nelson
Physical
Description:
Height: 6'
Age recorded at
enlistment: 21
Physical
description: dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
Ripley, OH
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: 18th
subdistrict, Union Township, Brown County, 6th district Ohio
Date of enlistment:
Jul 31, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Joseph K. Marlay
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Died at Field
Hospital before Richmond, Va. Pneumonia” January 6, 1865. “Buried
yard near Turners House. East Butler's Headquarters, Va.
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Jul 20, 1892
Children: Minor
applied for pension Oct 28, 1885
Pension notes: See
also G109 USCI Harvey Davis
Source
for settled-in or pension information: Organization Index to Pension
Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 -
1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Organization Index to
Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. [database
on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Decease (if
known): Jan 6, 1865 Cause of death: Pneumonia
*
Warner
Nelson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Nov 10, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company B, 121st United States Colored Infantry. March-April 1865
roll says “Present. Sick in Regimental Hospital.” May-June 1865
roll says “Present.”
Military
Record Source(s):
1.
Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The
National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com>
U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 2.
Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in
Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890
- 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives
at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
Jasper
Newton
Name used later in
Pension Records: Jasper N. Frazier
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Milley Strode of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 31 Dec 1864
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jun 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Mustered out Dec
26, 1865. Last paid to Apr 30, 1865 prior to that date.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
For Harrison
Nichlos,
please see... Harrison
Nichols
*
Nace
Nicholas
Alternate last
name(s): Nicolus
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'10.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 30
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; colored complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 26th
United States Colored Infantry Company: H
Where enlisted: 31st
District, NY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: 21st
subdistrict, Mina, Chautauqua County, 31st District, NY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 5, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Livingston
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt,
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
First enrolled in
the 20th USC Infantry [he then was transferred to the 26th].
Appointed corporal, July 31, 1865. In General Hospital at Beaufort,
S.C. from Aug 18-Oct 20, 1864. Roll remarks say “slave”, July and
Aug 1864 and “Free” on the roles thereafter.
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
Harrison
Nichols
Alternate last
name(s): Nichlos; Nickolde
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 26
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 54th
Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored) Company: G
Where enlisted:
Readville, Mass.
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Apr 14, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: B.P.
Hallowell
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Missing after the
assault on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C. July 18, 1863
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
For Harrison
Nickolde,
please see... Harrison
Nichols
*
For Nace
Nicolus,
please see... Nace
Nicholas
*
For Henry
O'Banyon,
please see... Henry
Vanion
*
George
Johnston
Owens
Alternate last
name(s): Owings
Name used later in
Pension Records: George Johnson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8.25”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Bazil D. Owens of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 15 Mar 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: I
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
May 28, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Nov-Dec 1864 roll
says “Absent sick in Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since December 16,
1864. Present on subsequent rolls.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
For George
Johnston
Owings,
please see... George
Johnston Owens
No comments:
Post a Comment