*
Benjamin
Edwards
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 26 Estimated birth year: 1839
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: Seth Shackleford 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: 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. 121st USCI rolls said $300 bounty due
to him. $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: Chester, Mason County, KY
Pension notes:
Notes say suffered from Rheumatism
Source
for settled-in or pension information: Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans
Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2005.Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census
(1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the
Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls);
Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15;
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Decease (if
known):
*
Henry
Edwards
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 22 Estimated birth year: 1842
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; dark or black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: James Donning 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:
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company A, 121st USC Infantry. Remarks on rolls of both regiments say
“Appointed Corporal to date from February 1, 1865.” On last roll
in 13th USCHA records it says “appointed Corporal Oct. 8, 1864”.
121st USCI rolls said $300 bounty due to him. $100 bounty paid to him
sometime 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):
*
Robert
Ellett
Alternate last
name(s): Elliott; Ellstt
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Physical
description: black or dark eyes, black or dark hair; yellow
complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: -
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: 107th
United States Colored Infantry Company: I
Where enlisted:
Maysville, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Sep 3, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: J.
B. Trussel D.P.M.
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
June 1866 on duty
Musician. July 1866 On duty Drummer in Co C. September 1866 On duty
Musician. Muster-out roll says $200 bounty was paid to him. Also says
“Free.”
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 Robert
Elliott,
please see... Robert
Ellett
*
For Robert
Ellstt,
please see... Robert
Ellett
*
For Daniel
Fant,
please see... Daniel
Vance
*
For Lewis
Ferman,
please see... Lewis
Forman
*
For Benjamin
Fields,
please see... Benjamin
Wood
*
James
Madison
Fields
Alternate first
name(s): Jas. Alternate middle names: N.
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'2.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 38 Estimated birth year: 1827
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: teamster
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Jon S. Mitchell
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: G
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 4, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
E. H. Smith
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company C, 121st USC Infantry. January 1865 return says “On extra
or daily duty as Teamster.” February 28, 1865 roll says “Present.
On extra duty as Teamster in Q.M. Dept.” $300 bounty due to him.
Feb. 1865 return says “Absent Teamster.” March 1865 return says
“On extra or daily duty as Teamster.” May-June 1865 roll says
“Present. On daily duty as Teamster” $100 bounty 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):
*
Samuel
Fields
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 Estimated birth year: 1844
Physical
description: brown eyes, black hair; light complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 55th
Massachusetts Colored Infantry Company: E
Where enlisted:
Readville, Mass.
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
May 29, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant L.C. Alden
Service:
Rank attained:
Corporal;Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
“Reduced from
Corporal Oct. 27, 1863 Special Order no. 38” Died in quarters
[never in hospital], “Nov. 27, 1863 at Folly Island, S.C. of
general debility” “F.S. 29th [Final Statement completed Nov. 29th
by Frank Goodwin, Captain of the commanding Company]” Remarks on
company descriptive roll say “Mrs. Mary Fields-Milan Huron Co.
Ohio” Pay was due to him from the date of enrollment, minus a
clothing advance and $5 due to the suttler. Effects: one cap, 1
greatcoat, 1 uniform coat, 1 flannel sack coat, 1 pair trowsers, 2
pairs cotton drawers, 2 flannel shirts, 1 pair shoes, 1 pair socks, 1
blanket, 1 haversack, 1 knapsack
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: “married”
Other relative(s): [Mother or spouse?] “Mrs. Mary Fields-Milan
Huron Co. Ohio”
Decease (if
known): Nov 27, 1863 Cause of death: disease
*
Marshall
Finch
Alternate first
name(s): Marshal
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 25 Estimated birth year: 1839
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 16th
United States Colored Infantry Company: A
Where enlisted:
Clarksville, Tenn.
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Feb 16, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: C.
B. Morse
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt;
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
July-Aug 1865 rolls
says “Absent on furlough”. Promoted to Corporal Sept. 5, 1865.
No bounty paid.
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:
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Hopkinsville, 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 9, 1930
*
Mose
Fleming
Alternate first
name(s): Moses
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'10.75”
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: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Richard Wells 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: H
Where enlisted:
Maysville, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Nov 23, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
E.H. Smith
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company B, 121st United States Colored Infantry
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 Louis
or Lewis Foreman,
please see... Lewis
Forman
*
Lewis
Forman
Alternate last
name(s): Ferman; Furman
Name used later in
Pension Records: Louis Foreman
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9.5”
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: Dolly Forman
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 21 Oct 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:
May 26, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Appointed Corporal
by S.O. 57, Hd. Qrs. 100 USCI Nov. 27, 1864. Wounded in action at
Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864.Nov-Dec roll says “Absent Sick
General Hospital Nashville, Tenn. Since December 16, 1864.” “vice
Beverly Johnson reduced” to the ranks S.O. 52 Hd. Qrs. 100 USCI May
24, 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):
*
Richard
H.
Fox
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 20
Physical
description: dark eyes, dark hair; yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 5th
United States Colored Infantry Company: G
Where enlisted:
Columbus, OH
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Jun 20, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Unknown
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Enlisted in the
127th Ohio Colored Infantry which became the 5th USCI. Killed in
action Dec. 18, 1863 in Camden Co., N.C. near Indiantown. “Can find
none of his effects except 1 dollar in money,” reported by Captain
George B. Cocks of the commanding Company on Dec. 25, 1863. No bounty
paid to soldier prior to death.
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): Dec 18, 1863 Cause of death: Killed in action
*
For Charles
Franklin,
please see... Charles
H. Compra
*
For Charles
Frazer,
please see... Charles
Frazier
*
Charles
Frazier
Name used later in
Pension Records: Charles Frazer
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5”
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: Robert Humphreys
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 2 [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:
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:
Sept 1864 - Absent
on guard at Sec 48 Nash and N.W. R.R. Tenn. since August 24, 1864 by
order of Maj. Collin Ford Comdg. 100 U.S.C.I. Aug 23, 1864.
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: Toledo, 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): Dec 20, 1918
*
For Jasper N.
Frazier,
please see... Jasper
Newton
*
For Lewis
Furman,
please see... Lewis
Forman
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