*
David
Samuel
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 28
Physical
description: brown eyes, black hair; black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th
United States Colored Infantry Company: C
Where enlisted:
Liberty, Ohio
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Liberty
Township, Highland County, 6th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment:
Feb 15, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Joseph K. Marlay
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Absent sick in
General Hospital from June 30, 1864. July-Aug 1864 present. Sick in
hospital since Feb 12th 1865. March-Apr 1865 present. Due $300 bounty
at time of mustering 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:
Decease (if
known):
*
Tom
Savage
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 21 Estimated birth year: 1843
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; mulatto or yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: William Savage of Mason County.
William signed Tom Savage's enlistment papers at Lexington, Kentucky
August 15, 1864, stating that he was “Owner of Tom Savage, A
Slave”. No witness signed.
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: 6th
United States Colored Cavalry Company: E
Where enlisted:
Lexington, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Aug 15, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Thomas H. Moore
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Was also enlisted
on the same date in Company G of the 12th Regiment of the U.S.
Colored Heavy Artillery and credited to the 7th Cong. District, KY.
On rolls of the 12th he was believed to have deserted August 23,
1864. [Note that he did not receive bounty advances at either the
legitimate or mistaken enlistment.] Died Nov. 20 1864 of measles in
General Hospital at Camp Nelson, KY. Number and locality of the
grave: 828. hospital number of the deceased: 529. Effects: 1 blouse,
1 shirt, 1 trousers “expended with corpse.” Other effects: 2
flannel drawers, 1 blanket. He died with pay still due from
enrollment onward.
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): Nov 20, 1864 Cause of death: measles
*
For Samuel
Schackelford,
please see... Samuel
Shackleford
*
John
Scott
Alternate first
name(s): Jno.
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 25
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:
Wounded July 30,
1864 during the “Assault on Crater” near Petersburg, Va. Sent to
Summit House General Hospital, Pa. Contusion, right hip. Treatment
was “liniment [illegible-- looks like 'zosries' or 'qosries']” In
hospital since that date. Absent in hospital Sept and Oct 1864.
Present Nov and Dec 1864. Due $100 bounty at time of muster-out.
Hospital record says: unmarried. Residence: Helena, Mason County, KY.
Address of nearest relative: Matilda Nelson, Mason County. Hospital
number: 3691.
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:
Other relative(s):
“nearest relative”: Matilda Nelson, Mason County, KY
Decease (if
known):
*
For Joseph
Settles,
please see... Joseph
Suttles
*
Samuel
Shackleford
Alternate last
name(s): Schackelford; Shackleford
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 17 Estimated birth year: 1847
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: Lewis Pierce 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 County,
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 USC Infantry where roll remarks stated that $300
bounty was due to him. Later paid $100 bounty advance 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):
*
For Samuel
Shackleford,
please see... Samuel
Shackleford
*
Charles
Sharp
Physical
Description:
Height: 5' or
5'10”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Dover,
Mason County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: servant or steward
Enlistment:
Regiment: 26th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted: 10th
District, NY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Dec 31, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Leonard [?]
Service:
Rank attained:
Recruit; Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
July-Aug 1864 roll
and thereafter say “Free.” “Died in U.S.A. General Hospital in
Beaufort, S.C. Sept 28 [1864] of Congestive Fever” Effects: 2 caps,
one blouse, 1 trousers, 1 cotton drawers, 2 flannel shirts, 1 pair
shoes, 1 woolen blanket, 1 haversack pockets, 1 knapsack, 1 shelter
tent
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 Oct 28, 1864
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 28, 1864 Cause of death: Congestive fever
*
For Frank
Shepard,
please see... Frank
Shepherd
*
For Frank
Sheperd,
please see... Frank
Shepherd
*
Frank
Shepherd
Alternate last
name(s): Shepard; Shepherd; Sheppard; Shepperd; Shepphard; Sheperd
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'2.75”
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: laborer
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: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
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. March-April 1865
roll says “Present. Sick in Regimental Hospital.” May-June 1865
roll says “Present.” $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):
*
For William
Shepherd,
please see... Shepherd
Thompson
*
For Frank
Sheppard,
please see... Frank
Shepherd
*
For Frank
Shepperd,
please see... Frank
Shepherd
*
For Frank
Shepphard,
please see... Frank
Shepherd
*
William
Simms
Alternate last
name(s): Sims
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'3”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 26 Estimated birth year: 1839
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; yellow or black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Peter Lashbrook of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 15 Feb 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: I
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 24, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: 2nd
Lieutenant Alfred Hemmant, 121st U.S.C.T.
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company D, 121st USC Infantry. Mar-Apr 1865 roll says “Absent
sick at Maysville, Ky.” May-June 1865 roll says “Absent sick at
Mt. Sterling.” Present July 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):
*
For William
Sims,
please see... William
Simms
*
John
Smallwood
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 Estimated birth year: 1845
Physical
description: gray eyes, light hair; yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in: Maysville,
Mason County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 8th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: I
Where enlisted:
Paducah, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Jun 5, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: J.
W. Johnson
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
For Henry
Smith,
please see... Harry Smith
*
James
Smith
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'2.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 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: Henry Worthington 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: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
May 23, 1865 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. $100 bounty paid to
him sometime 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):
*
James
Smith
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'2.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 Estimated birth year: 1846
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: I
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Mar 25, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: 1st
Lieutenant William L. Seran
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
$100 bounty paid to
him sometime before 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:
Decease (if
known):
*
Washington
Smith
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: 1838
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: Peter Lashbrook of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 15 Feb 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: I
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 24, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: 2nd
Lieutenant Alfred Hemmant, 121st U.S.C.T.
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
121st United States Colored Infantry, Company D. March 1865 return
says “On extra or daily duty as carpenter.” $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):
*
Harry
Smith
Alternate first
name(s): Henry
Name used later in
Pension Records: Henry Smith
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 23
Physical
description: brown eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 27th
United States Colored Infantry Company: C
Where enlisted:
Liberty, Ohio
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Liberty
Township, Highland County, 6th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment:
Feb 15, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Joseph K. Marlay
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Muster to August
1864 on daily duty as Company Cook. May-June 1865 “on D.S. at Post
['Comsry?' perhaps commissary] per S.O. No. 9 dated Headquarters 2nd
Brigade 1st Div. 10 a.c. June 8, 1865.” Muster-out roll says
“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:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Dec 30, 1908
Applied for Invalid
pension Sep 4, 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): Dec 19, 1908
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