Alexander Dambly- Joseph W. Durrett

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For Alexander Dambly, please see... Alexander Desembly

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For William David Dambly, please see... William David Desembly

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For David Dandridge, please see... David Dantridge

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David Dantridge

Alternate last name(s): Dandridge

Physical Description:

Height: 5'8”

Age recorded at enlistment: 18 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: William H. Richardson 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: 5th United States Colored Cavalry Company: A

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, Kentucky

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY

Date of enlistment: Aug 25, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Substitute for William H. Richardson of Mason County. Nov. 1864-Jan. 1865 rolls say “Absent. In hospital at Camp Nelson, Ky.” Jan-Feb 1866 roll says “Sentenced by Field Court Martial to 30 days confinement, promulgated per S.O. No. 14 Hd Qrs. 5Th U.S.C.C. Helena, Arkansas date January 25, 1866. Specification of the court martial was that Dandridge “did steal or [illegible] take one cavalry greatcoat, the property of Sergeant Robert Arthur, Company A, 5th U.S.C. Cavalry. This from a tent occupied by Sergeant Robert Arthur or quarters in the camp of the Fifth U.S.C. Cavalry near Helena Arkansas on or about the 9th of January 1866.” The second specification was that Dandridge “did sell or dispose of one U.S. Cavalry greatcoat to a citizen, one C.C. Glover” on or about the same day. Dandridge pled guilty to both and was found guilty of both and sentenced “to be confined at hard labor with his regiment for the period of one month.” He mustered out March 16, of 1866, last having been paid October 31, 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):

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For Oliver David, please see... Oliver Davis Luttrell

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Aaron Davis

Name used later in Pension Records: Aaron Cooper

Physical Description:

Height: 6'

Age recorded at enlistment: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1814

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; copper complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: David Davis [or Daris] 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: 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, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Sept-Nov 1864 roll says absent sick in Camp Foster Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since Sept. 2, 1864. Nov-Dec 1864 roll says “Returned to duty.” Jan 1865 “Absent sick in Hospital Nashville, Tenn. Since December 16, 1864.” “Died in U.S. General Hospital No. 16 Nashville January 14, 1865 from acute Bronchitis. Never paid from enrollment on.

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 and minor applied for pension Nov 25, 1885 and March 7, 1888 respectively

Children: widow and minor applied for pension Nov 25, 1885 and March 7, 1888 respectively

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 14, 1865 Cause of death: acute bronchitis

Prior to death, sick since: Dec 16, 1864

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Harvey Davis

Physical Description:

Height: 5'8”

Age recorded at enlistment: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1841

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; copper complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: [He is a free black man in 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: 109th United States Colored Infantry Company: G

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, Kentucky

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY

Date of enlistment: Jun 4, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Descriptive list of deserters dated August 1, 1864 says “Deserted: August 2, 1864, Ashland, Ky. and Arrested: August 2, 1864, Hanging Rock, Ohio.” August 31 roll, and Sep-Oct 1864 roll and thereafter all list him as “Present.” March-June 1865 rolls say “Absent. Detached service in Guard Party. S.O. 39 Ex. 3, 1st Brig. 2nd Div., 25 A.C., April 22, 1865 [or S.O. No. 79, 2nd Div. 25th A.C.,April 27, 1865.]” “Has filed affidavit that he was free April 19, 1861” [copy of affidavit is included in the file]

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 on unknown date

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 7, 1891

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Morgan Davis

Physical Description:

Height: 5'11.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1839

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; copper complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: [He is a free black man in 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: 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, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt; Corporal

Military Service Notes:

Appointed Corporal per Special Order No. 34 August 19, 1864. Nov-Dec roll says “Absent sick in Hosptl Nashville Tenn. since December 16, 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: Mayslick, Mason County, KY

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):

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Newton Davis

Physical Description:

Height: 5'6”

Age recorded at enlistment: 48 Estimated birth year: 1817

Physical description: black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:

Regiment: Independent Battery, United States Colored Light Artillery Company: -

Where enlisted: Leavenworth, KS

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Leavenworth City, 4th Ward, 22nd Subdistrict, Northern district, Kansas

Date of enlistment: Mar 1, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: 2nd Lieutenant P.H. Minor

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Muster-out roll remarks say “Forwarded from Post hospital Fort Leavenworth, KS and mustered out in accordance with Genl Orders No. 77 War Dept 1865” July 3, 1865. “Discharged from Hospital.” Enlistment roll says he was paid $100 bounty and due $200 more as a volunteer recruit. Muster-out roll says he was paid the $100 and not due any more bounty.

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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Johnson Day

Physical Description:

Height: 5'4.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1839

Physical description: black eyes, black 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: 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: Nov 10, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company C, 121st United States Colored Infantry. Died at Reg. Hospital Maysville, Ky. April 1, 1865 of scurvy. Soldier was never paid. $300 bounty due to him at time of death.

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): Apr 1, 1865 Cause of death: scurvy

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For Robert Demitt, please see... Robert Derrett

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For Asa R. Derrett, please see... Asa R. Derritt

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Joseph W. Derrett

Alternate last name(s): Durrett; Durett

Name used later in Pension Records: Joseph Wells

Physical Description:

Height: 5'10.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1807

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: Gabriela Durrett 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: 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, 1863 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 hospital Nashville from wounds received December 16, 1864.” Jan-Feb 1865 roll and subsequent rolls say “Died in U.S. General Hospital No. 16 Nashville, Tenn. January 1, 1865 from wounds received before Nashville, Tenn. ['At the battle of Nashville, Tenn.'] December 16 [or '15'], 1864.” Final statement says “Died January 1, 1865 of Gun Shot wound received in the battle before Nashville, Tenn. December 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:

Children: Minor applied for pension Nov. 16, 1889

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 1, 1865 Cause of death: Wounded in action: Gun shot

Prior to death, sick since: Dec 16, 1864

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Robert Derrett

Alternate last name(s): Derritt; Demitt

Physical Description:

Height: 5'6”

Age recorded at enlistment: 26 Estimated birth year: 1838

Physical description: black complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: Forger [Gorgen?]

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: Daniel Hillman of Trigg County, KY at Empire Iron Works of Trigg Co,KY. Applied for compensation December 8, 1866. Hillman claimed Robert Derritt as “purchased of William Derritt Luisa Derritt as per Bill Sales bearing date Feby 7th 1852.” Claim witnessed by H.M.Vivian and I.I. Gray of Lyon County.

Enlistment:

Regiment: 8th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G

Where enlisted: Hillman, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Lyon County, KY

Date of enlistment: May 22, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Lieutenant N. Spence

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

June 6, 1864 muster-in roll to June 30, 1864 says “Absent” and remarks say “Absent without leave since June 14, 1864.” Descriptive list of deserters says “Deserted July 6, 1864 at Paducah, KY” Returns say, June 1864 Absent, July 1864 Paducah, Ky. “Not having returned is reported as a deserter.” Never 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:

Decease (if known): [Missing June 14, 1864; possibly deserted in Paducah, KY]

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For Asa R. Derrit, please see... Asa R. Derritt

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Asa R. Derritt

Alternate last name(s): Derrett; Durrett; Derrit

Physical Description:

Height: 5'4.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: Abt 1846

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 Durrett 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: H

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY

Date of enlistment: Oct 19, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company B, 121st USC Infantry. $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 Robert Derritt, please see... Robert Derrett

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For Theodore Dersey, please see... Theodore Dorsey

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Alexander Desembly

Alternate last name(s): DeSembly; Duambly; Diambly; Dambly

Physical Description:

Height: 5'

Age recorded at enlistment: 28 Estimated birth year: 1837

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: Osgood Burgess of Mason County

Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 12 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 28, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: 1st Lieutenant George C. Clapp

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company D, 121st USC Infantry. $100 bounty paid. March-April 1865 roll says “Absent sick at Maysville, Ky.” May-June 1865 present again.

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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William David Desembly

Alternate last name(s): DeSembly; Diambly; Diaurlly; Dambly

Physical Description:

Height: 5'2”

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: Osgood Burgess of Mason County

Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 12 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 28, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: 1st Lieutenant George C. Clapp

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

May-June 1865 roll says “Absent. Detached as Hospital nurse at Mt. Sterling, Ky.” Transferred from Company D, 121st USC Infantry. On new 13th USCHA rolls, reported as: Absent in hospital in Sterling, KY on muster roll that covered unknown dates up to June 30, 1865. $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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For Alexander Diambly, please see... Alexander Desembly

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For William David Diambly, please see... William David Desembly

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For William David Diaurlly, please see... William David Desembly

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For Henry Dickens, please see... Henry Ducken

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For John Dickson, please see... John Dixon

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John Dixon

Alternate last name(s): Dickson

Name used later in Pension Records: John A. Payne

Physical Description:

Height: 5'6”

Age recorded at enlistment: 19 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: Descriptive list says John Payne of Mason County. Enlistment papers say Thomas G. Dixon “owner of John Dixon”

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 26, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

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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: Cincinnati, Hamilton, 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): Jul 1, 1906

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For Wesley Dobbins, please see... Wesley Dobyns

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Wesley Dobyns

Alternate last name(s): Dobbins

Physical Description:

Height: 5'5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1845

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; copper complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: farmer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: George L. Forman of Mason County

Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 24 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: 109th United States Colored Infantry Company: G

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, Kentucky

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft:

Date of enlistment: Jun 4, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

August 31, 1864 roll says “Sick in U.S. General Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky” Sept-Oct 1864 roll says “Left in Hospital Louisville, Ky. July 12, 1864.” Nov 1864- Feb 1865 company rolls say “Absent sick in Louisville, Ky. since July 12, 1864.” but Nov.-Dec. 1864 hospital roll says “Present” for “Woodward U.S.A. Post Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.” Mar-Jun 1865 company rolls say “Absent without leave since April 25, 1865” But hospital roll for May and June 1865 in U.S.A. Gen. Hospital, Fort Monroe, Va. says “Present.” July-Aug 1865 Company roll says “Loss. April 26, 1865 Near Petersburg, Va. Deserted U.S. Service on the march.” Sept-Oct 1865 Company roll says “Absent sick at Fort Monroe, Va. Since July 6, 1865.” and “Taken up from desertion having been dropped by mistake” “he having been sent to G.H. in April 1865, while on the march and no report of the fact having been made by the surgeon.” Certificate for discharge states: “This man was wounded in Louisville, Kentucky by the accidental discharge of his musket” and “Gunshot wound of right wrist which has caused complete [Auchylosis?] of joint, and gunshot wound of lower third of left arm fracturing radius and resulting in adhesion and contraction of muscle so that motion of wrist joint is much impaired. Disability three fourths (¾) – J.H. Franz, Assistant Surgeon” Discharged for Disability at Hicks U.S.A. General Hospital Baltimore, Md. November 23, 1865. Soldier wished to be addressed at Town: Washington, County: Mason, State: Kentucky. Hospital records stated: Marital status, Single. Closest relative, Carolin [Sims?] of Washington, Ky. And injury was a “Gunshot wound through right wrist”. Occasion of injury was: Accidentally, Date was 16 July 1864. Nature of missile or weapon was: miniee ball. No treatment or results listed.

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 on unknown date [possibly May 1, 1920]

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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For Frank Domphan, please see... Frank Doniphan

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For Frank Dompin, please see... Frank Doniphan

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For Frank Dompin, please see... Frank Doniphan

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For Frank Donibhan, please see... Frank Doniphan

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Frank Doniphan

Alternate last name(s): Dompin; Domphan; Donibhan; Doribhan

Name used later in Pension Records: Frank Dompin

Physical Description:

Height: 5'6.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 18 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: Thomas Parry of Mason County [note that some other soldiers in colored regiments named Doniphan enlisted from Fleming County, Ky.]

Date enslaver was given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 20 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: 109th United States Colored Infantry Company: D

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, Kentucky

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY

Date of enlistment: Jun 4, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: Captain Wm. C. Grier

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Mustered out Feb 6, 1866. Last paid to June 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 19, 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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For Frank Doribhan, please see... Frank Doniphan

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Theodore Dorsey

Alternate last name(s): Dersey

Physical Description:

Height: 5'4.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1836

Physical description: black eyes, black 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: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, Kentucky

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 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. $100 bounty paid to him before muster-out.

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):

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Theodore Dorsey

Physical Description:

Height: 5'4.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 23 Estimated birth year: 1841

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; yellow complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enlistment:

Regiment: 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H

Where enlisted: Greenupsburg, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co., 9th Dist, 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 USC Infantry. $100 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:

Decease (if known):

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For Alexander Duambly, please see... Alexander Desembly

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For Henry Duchen, please see... Henry Ducken

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Henry Ducken

Alternate last name(s): Duckins; Duchen; Duckn; Dickens

Physical Description:

Height: 5'3.5”

Age recorded at enlistment: 17 Estimated birth year: abt 1847

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; dark complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: John Burr 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: I

Where enlisted: Maysville, Kentucky

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Montgomery Co. 9th district, KY

Date of enlistment: May 23, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)

Enlisted by: 1st Lieutenant William L. Seran

Service:

Rank attained: Pvt

Military Service Notes:

Transferred from Company E, 121st United States Colored Infantry. May-June 1865 roll says “Absent sick in hospital at Mt. Sterling, Ky.” June 23,1865 roll says “Deserted from hospital at Maysville June 15, 1865.” June 30 1865 roll says “Deserted June 15, 1865” [Note that the Civil War “ended” June 2, 1865, a week or so after this soldier enlisted. Not that there wasn't a lot of work for the U.S. Army soldiers still to do after the war, freeing slaves and enforcing freedmen's rights.]

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 June 15, 1865; possibly deserted in Maysville, KY]

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For Henry Duckins, please see... Henry Ducken

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For Henry Duckn, please see... Henry Ducken

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Robert Dudley

Physical Description:

Height: 5'10”

Age recorded at enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846

Physical description: black eyes, black hair; yellow complexion

Origins:

Born in: Mason County, KY

Nature of work done before enlistment: laborer

Enslaver, if known/ or whether a free man: William Goddard 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: Greenupsburg, KY

Congressional District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th district, KY

Date of enlistment: Oct 19, 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. Jan-Feb 1865 roll says “Present. Sick in hospital.” Jan 1865 return says “Absent without leave since January 29, 1865. Maysville, Ky.” Present on all subsequent rolls. $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):

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For Joseph Durett, please see... Joseph W. Derrett

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For Asa R. Durrett, please see... Asa R. Derritt

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For Joseph W. Durrett, please see... Joseph W. Derrett