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Monday, September 7, 2015

Alexander Jackson- William Jourdon

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Alexander Jackson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at enlistment: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Physical description: black eyes, black hair; brown complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: Dr. Robert Cooper of Mason County
Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 23 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: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted: Maysville, Kentucky
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY
Date of enlistment: Jan 20, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Lieutenant Colonel W.A. Gage of the 121st U.S. Colored

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Transferred from Company C, 121st United States Colored Infantry. March-April 1865 roll says “Never paid. Absent without leave since March 6, 1865.” Dropped from rolls as deserted May 12, 1865.
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): [Missing March 6, 1865; possibly deserted]


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Andrew Jackson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1847
Physical description: hazel eyes, black hair; black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: Thomas B. Smith of Fleming County
Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 23 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: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted: Maysville, KY
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Fleming County, KY
Date of enlistment: Jan 20, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Gage

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
May-June 1865 roll says Present. “In confinement” Transferred from Company C, 121st USC Infantry where roll remarks state that $300 bounty was due to him. Present on rolls of the 13th U.S.C.H.A. from June onward. [No mention is made again of any “confinement” while in the 121st] $100 bounty later paid to him.
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):


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Harrison Jackson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'9.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 21
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: G
Where enlisted: Delaware, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, 9th District, OH
Date of enlistment: Apr 2, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: J.N. Parker

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Absent sick in Alexandria, Va. April 27, 1864. Inflammation of lungs. Returned to duty 20 June 1864. Admitted August 17, 1864 to Summit House General Hospital Philadelphia, Pa. convalescent from Typhoid fever. Returned from hospital February 1865. Absent sick March-April 1865. Present May-June 1865. July-August 1865 absent sick at hospital in Wilmington, N.C. where he remained on the date his company mustered out. No discharge furnished. He later was given transportation to Columbus Ohio, by his request, to be mustered out. Hospital records from admittance date April 26, 1864 for inflammation of the lungs state that he was “Single. Hospital number: 90. Age: 21 Father: Minor White of Ripley, Brown County, OH Treatment: [illegible]” $100 bounty due.
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:
Father: Minor White of Ripley, Brown County, Ohio
Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Elizaville, KY
Applied for Invalid pension Feb 23, 1875

Decease (if known): Jan 10, 1914


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Horace G. Jackson
Alternate first name(s): Horrace

Physical Description:
Height: 5'3”
Age recorded at enlistment: 16 Estimated birth year: 1849
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: George Riley of Maysville, Mason County, KY. I owned the mother of the aforesaid Horace Jackson, who was born a slave, and I have owned him ever since. Riley claimed Horace Jackson was worth $800 and asked for $300 in compensation. Jesse Jefferson and Jonas Myall, M.R. Burgess and Jas W. Burgess, all of Mason County, were his witnesses.
Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 23 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: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted: Maysville, KY
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY
Date of enlistment: Jan 20, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Gage

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Transferred from Company C, 121st USC Infantry where roll remarks said $300 bounty was due to him. July-August 1865 roll says “Sick in Nelson U.S.A. General Hospital since July [illegible]. $100 bounty paid.
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:
Where settled after the war, and notes if any: 4345 Evans Ave; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Decease (if known): Feb 28, 1912


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Perrill Jackson
Alternate first name(s): Perril

Physical Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: 1837
Physical description: black eyes, black hair; light or yellow complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: Joe Forman of Mason County
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: G
Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY
Date of enlistment: Oct 8, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Transferred from Company A, 121st USC Infantry. $100 bounty paid to him sometime before muster-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):


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Samuel Jackson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at enlistment: 24
Physical description: black eyes, dark hair; dark complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: D
Where enlisted: Allen County, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, 19th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment: Feb 14, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Gibson

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Mar-Apr 1865 roll says “On detached service Wagon train of 3rd Division 10 A.C. as Teamster since April 3, 1865.” $300 bounty due at muster-out.
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 Nov 16, 1912
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): Nov 16, 1912


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Willis Jackson
Alternate first name(s): Willard

Physical Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at enlistment: 20
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: G
Where enlisted: Delaware, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, 9th District, OH
Date of enlistment: Apr 2, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: J.N. Parker

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Jul-Aug 1864 roll says “Sick in hospital since August 21, 1864.” Bronchitis. Summit House General Hospital Philadelphia, Pa. Given expectorants and tonics. Returned from hospital October 19, 1864. March-April 1865 roll says “Detached as Teamster.” May-June 1865 roll says “On Detached Service at Brig. Commissary.” Muster-out roll says $100 bounty due and “Free.”.
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):


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Thomas Jenkins

Physical Description:
Height: 5'5.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 28
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: A
Where enlisted: Lorain County, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Russia Township, Lorain County, 14th Congressional District, OH
Date of enlistment: Jan 6, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: S. S. Calkins

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Muster-out roll says $300 bounty due and “Free.”
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:

Applied for Invalid pension Aug 27, 1882
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):


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Alex Johnson
Alternate first name(s): Alexander
Alternate last name(s): Johnston

Physical Description:
Height: 5'6.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1841
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: James Claybrook of Mason County
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: Greenup Co., 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. Pension slip in CMSR file says “Pension Claim No. 1052[9 or 0]22, October 6 1915 for reply RR Sec Negative as to marriage as alleged made to C. of P. - Harley per W.F.D.” [Note that soldiers' wives had to submit proof that they were married in order to collect pensions and as slaves seldom had official marriage records this was a very difficult process involving much legal assistance. This might or might not be relevant to the pension note in this case.]
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:
Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Dayton, OH
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): Aug 23, 1915


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Amos Johnson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'10.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 24
Physical description: dark eyes, black hair; black 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: Hillsboro, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: 18th subdistrict, Union Township, Brown County, 6th District of Ohio
Date of enlistment: Aug 2, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain Joseph K. Marlay

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Enlistment to company muster-out roll Sept 21, 1865 all say “Absent. In hospital since September 20, 1864 [blank Prisoner of War record with his name on it is included in the file] Muster-out says “Free.” and “No discharge furnished.” $33 bounty paid and $66 still due at time of company muster-out. Also “Pay due from enrollment.”
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): [No discharge from the U.S. military found after hospital stay through September 1865]
Prior to death, sick since: Sep 20, 1864


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Beverly Johnson
Alternate last name(s): Johnston

Physical Description:
Height: 5'4.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1842
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: Martha Gancey or Yancey of Mason County
Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 23 Nov 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: Greenup Co., 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: Corporal; Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Appointed Corporal by S.O. 14 [or 34], Hdqrs. 100 USCI July 15 [or 19], 1864 with rank from June 25, 1864. Nov-Dec 1864 roll says “absent sick Genl. Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since Dec 16 [or 15], 1864.” Reduced from Corporal per S.O. No. 57 Nov 27, 1864. March-April 1865 roll says “Absent. Detached service Mechanic S.O. 28 Hdqrs. 100 U.S.C.I. March 24, 1865.” June 30 1865 detachment muster roll says Section 18 N. & N.W. R.R. Tenn. Mustered out December 26, 1865. Prior to that date the soldier had last been paid to April 30, 1865.
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:
Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Georgetown, KY
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): Sep 19, 1916


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Charles Johnson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'6.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: 1838
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: L
Where enlisted: Lima, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: 56 subdistrict, 5th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment: Mar 16, 1865 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain Robbins

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Transferred from 72 U.S. Colored Infantry. $33.33 bounty paid and $33.33 bounty due to him.
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):


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Dudley Johnson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'8.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1846
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: Frank Lawsen[?] of Mason County
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: G
Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY
Date of enlistment: Oct 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Transferred from Company A, 121st United States Colored Infantry. Died in Hospital at Maysville, KY October 22 [or 21], 1864 of “Insanity.” [No hospital records provided in CMSR file] A note on final statement says “See letter to 2d Auditor January 9, 1885.”
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): Oct 21, 1864 Cause of death: Insanity


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For George Johnson, please see... George Johnston Owens



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Henry Johnson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'9.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 31
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 20th [or 26th] United States Colored Infantry Company: -
Where enlisted: Buffalo, NY
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: 30th District, NY
Date of enlistment: Jan 14, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Robert Phadner?

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
[According to his enlistment papers, this soldier mustered into the 26th U.S.C.T., but descriptive roll and enlistment papers are on file in the 20th USCT. Neither regiment's record contains any further information about this soldier. There were several other people named Henry Johnson in both regiments and while the descriptive roll is clear, some of the monthly returns in the 20th USC files might belong to this soldier. One would need to first determine that they don't belong to the other same-named soldiers in that regiment.]
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): [No information found after enlistment, January 1864]


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Horace Johnson
Alternate last name(s): Johnston

Physical Description:
Height: 5'3”
Age recorded at enlistment: 35 Estimated birth year: 1829 January
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: “Robert Alexander reputed owner”

Enlistment:
Regiment: 12th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: I
Where enlisted: Camp Nelson, KY
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Woodford County, 7th District, KY
Date of enlistment: Sep 14, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: J.C. Randolph

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
November-December 1864 roll says “Detached duty in Post Hospital Munfordville, Ky.” January-February1866 roll says “On detached duty at Post Hospital since December 26, 1865.” $100 bounty paid and $100 bounty due at muster-out.
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:
Father: Bennie Johnson born in Mason, KY
Spouse: Charlotte Johnson “Lottie” born Jan 1850 in KY. Lived at 122 Carroll St. Lexington, KY
Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Lexington, Fayette County, KY

Decease (if known): Apr 21, 1918 Cause of death: Asthma cardiac


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Joseph Johnson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'5” or 5'4.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 19
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th United States Colored Infantry Company: H
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:
Where settled after the war, and notes if any: Maysville, Mason County, KY
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): Aug 19, 1914


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Silas Johnson

Physical Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at enlistment: 23 Estimated birth year: 1840
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer

Enlistment:
Regiment: 50th United States Colored Infantry Company: G
Where enlisted: Natchez, MS
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment: Jul 20, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain George S. Spicer

Service:
Rank attained: Corporal
Military Service Notes:
“Died at regimental hospital in Vicksburg, Miss. on the 25th day of Aug. 1863 by reason of disease.” No effects. Final Statement listed him as Hospital record also lists him: as part of the 12th regiment of Louisiana Infantry African Descent.
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): Aug 25, 1863 Cause of death: disease


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William H.[?] Johnson
Alternate last name(s): Johnston

Physical Description:
Height: 5'6.75”
Age recorded at enlistment: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1836
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: John Memford of Mason County
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: Greenup Co., 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:
Appears on the Hospital Muster Roll for the No. 11 U.S.A. General Hospital at Nashville, Tennessee as of July 1, 1864. Died July 10, 1864 of Small Pox. He was unmarried. His effects were destroyed to prevent contagion. He was buried at Pest Hospital Cemetery. [Note that the description of this soldier in his CMSR file for the 100th USCI is incorrect; a copyist appears to have switched his descriptive entry for that of another William Johnson from the same regiment who was younger (23) and came from a different county (Harrison), enlisted in Covington, Ky. It is possible to distinguish the two because the younger William survived. The mis-copied descriptive information for this younger William Johnson stayed in this older William H. Johnson's file and from there was copied again onto the final statements for this soldier after he died. For William H. Johnson's correct description you have to go back to the original which is filed in the CMSR for William H. Johnson in the Unassigned USCI, which was where this soldier was enlisted before he was transferred to the 100th along with the other younger William Johnson. William H.'s age of 28 is correctly given on his hospital record of “Death and Interment” within his Final Statements; presumably they asked him his age directly sometime before he died.]
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): Jul 10, 1864 Cause of death: Small pox
Prior to death, sick since: Jul 1, 1864


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For Alex or Alexander Johnston, please see... Alex Johnson



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For Beverly Johnston, please see... Beverly Johnson



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For Horace Johnston, please see... Horace Johnson



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For William H.[?] Johnston, please see... William H.[?] Johnson



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Charles Jones

Physical Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at enlistment: 24
Physical description: black eyes, brown hair; brown complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: barber

Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: D
Where enlisted: Allen County, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Lima Township 50th Subdist., Allen County, 5th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment: Feb 14, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Gibson

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Muster-August 1864 says “on detached service Hd. Qrs. 4th Div 9th Army Corps by order of Maj, Neilson Comdt 27th U.S.C.T. date April 26, 1864.” Sept-Oct 1864 says “on detached service at Divis. Hd. Qrs. S.O. Gen. Ferrero.” Nov 1864-Feb 1865 rolls say “on detached service in Q.M. Dept. per S.O. dated Hd. Qrs. 1st Brig. 1st Div. 25th A.C. Dec. 25th 1864.” $300 bounty due at muster-out.
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:

Applied for Invalid pension Aug 8, 1888
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):


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Charles Jones

Physical Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at enlistment: 24 and nine months old
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: barber

Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th United States Colored Infantry Company: D
Where enlisted: Lima, OH
Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Marion Township, 50th Subdistrict, Allen County, 5th District, OH
Date of enlistment: Jan 28, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain D. S. Brown

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service Notes:
Feb 26, 1864-June, 1864 Absent on detached service. HdQrs 4th Div. 9th Army Corps. By order of Maj. Neilson Comdt 27th U.S.C.T. date April 26, 1864. July-Aug 1864 On detached service at H.Q. 4th Division 9th H.C. Sept-Oct 1864 Absent on detached service at Divis. Hd. Qrs. S.O. Gen. Ferrero. Nov-Dec 1864 and Jan-Feb 1865, Present and Absent, respectively. Both dates also state “on detached service in Q.M. Dept. per S.O. dated Hd. Qrs. 1st Brig. 1st Div. 25th A.C. Dec. 25, 1864.”
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:

Applied for Invalid pension Aug 8, 1888
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):


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George Jones

Physical Description:
Height: 5'4.5”
Age recorded at enlistment: 22 Estimated birth year: 1843
Physical description: black complexion

Origins:
Born in: Mason County, KY
Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer
Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: Martha Smith 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 Co. 9th district, KY
Date of enlistment: Jan 24, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Lieutenant Hemmant

Service:
Rank attained: Pvt; Sergeant
Military Service Notes:
Transferred from Company D, 121st USC Infantry. Appointed 4 Sergeant from Private, April 6, 1865. $100 bounty paid
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):


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For William Jordan, please see... William Jourdon



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For William Jordan, please see... William Jourdon



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William Jourdon
Alternate last name(s): Jordan
Name used later in Pension Records: William Jordan

Physical Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at enlistment: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1843
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: James McKrell of Mason County
Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 15 Aug 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: Greenup Co., 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 December 26, 1865. Prior to that date the soldier had last been paid to April 30, 1865.
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: Mother: Mother applied for pension Jul 30, 1890
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):


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