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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):


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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


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For Samuel Schackelford, please see... Samuel Shackleford



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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):


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For Joseph Settles, please see... Joseph Suttles



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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):


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For Samuel Shackleford, please see... Samuel Shackleford



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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


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For Frank Shepard, please see... Frank Shepherd



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For Frank Sheperd, please see... Frank Shepherd



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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):


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For William Shepherd, please see... Shepherd Thompson



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For Frank Sheppard, please see... Frank Shepherd



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For Frank Shepperd, please see... Frank Shepherd



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For Frank Shepphard, please see... Frank Shepherd



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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):


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For William Sims, please see... William Simms



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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):


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For Henry Smith, please see... Harry Smith



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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):


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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):


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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):


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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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