*
George
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: 1836
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 5th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: B
Where enlisted:
Vicksburg, Miss.
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Dec 31, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Cornwell
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Dec 1865- April
1866 “on daily duty as Co. Cook”. Joined as recruit [meaning
after original company was formed]
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):
*
Henry
Taylor
Name used later in
Pension Records: Henry Coleman
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 45 or 50
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: Milton Taylor of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 15 Mar 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: I
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
May 28, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
[Enlistment papers
in Colored Miscellaneous Personal Papers file state that he was 50
years old at enlistment. Descriptive roll gives his age as 45.] Aug
1864 On duty as Company Cook. Nov-Dec 1864 roll says “Absent sick
in Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since December 16, 1864. Present on
subsequent rolls. May-June 1865 roll says “Transferred to Invalid
Corps per S.O. No 32 [or 37] Adjutant General Office May[ or
February] 6, 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:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Aug 20, 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):
*
Hiram
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 39 Estimated birth year: 1824
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 5th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: A
Where enlisted:
Natchez, MS
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Jul 27, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Col.
H. Lieb
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Rolls says “Capt.
Davis' Company, 9th Regiment, Louisiana Volunteers” (which
“subsequently became Company A, 5th Regiment, U.S.C. Heavy
Artillery”). “married. Family resides at Contraband Camp in
charge of Captain Smith at Natchez, Miss.” “Died of disease at
Vicksburg, Miss. Sept 29 1863.”
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):
“Family resides at Contraband Camp in charge of Captain Smith at
Natchez, Miss.”
Decease (if
known): Sep 29, 1863
*
John
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'1”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 16 Estimated birth year: 1849
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in:
Washington, Mason County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
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:
Feb 13, 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 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):
*
Samuel
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'11.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: John Coffee of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 2 Jan 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jun 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Mustered out Dec
26, 1865. Last paid to Apr 30, 1865 prior to that date.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Aug 18, 1885
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Frankfort, 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): Feb 21, 1905
*
Washington
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 41 Estimated birth year: abt 1823
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: Milton Taylor of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 15 Mar 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: I
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
May 28, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt;
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
“Promoted
Corporal [illegible] Smith promoted per S.O. No. 101 dated Hd. Qrs.
100 U.S.C.Inf. Sept 20, 1865.” Muster-out roll gives rank as
“Corporal” and says “Promoted Corporal via Patterson reduced
per S.O. No. 101.Hd. Qrs. 100 U.S.C.I. Sept. 20, 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:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Apr 30, 1877
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):
*
William
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1835
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: Lucy Grant of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 16 Jan 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
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:
Sergeant; 1st Sergeant
Military Service
Notes:
Appointed 1st
Sergeant by S.O. 24 [or 14] Hd. Qrs. 100 U.S.C.I. July 15 [or 19],
1864 with rank from June 25, 1864. Nov-Dec 1864- Jan 1865
rolls/returns say “Absent. Genl. Hospt. Nashville, Tenn. since Dec.
16, 1864. Wounded.” Returns say “from wounds received near
Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864.” Died in Regimental Hospital
Nashville, Tenn. January 17, 1865 “of wounds received in action
Nashville, Tenn. December 15, 1864.” “Contused wound of chest
resulting in Pleuro-Pneumonia.”
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 Jun 28, 1867
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 17, 1865 Cause of death: Wounded in action:
Chest wound; Pleuro-Pneumonia
Prior to death, sick
since: Dec 16, 1864
*
William
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Sisne[?] Gordon 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: 121st
United States Colored Infantry Company: C
Where enlisted:
Maysville, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 20, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant Colonel W.A. Gage of the 121st U.S. Colored
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
March-April 1865
roll says “Absent without leave since March 1, 1865.” May-June
1865 roll says “Dropped from rolls as Deserter May 12th 1865.”
Never paid. $300 bounty was also due to him.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known): [Missing March 1, 1865; possibly deserted]
*
Willis
Taylor
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'2”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 21
Physical
description: brown eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: drummer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 54th
Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored) Company: I
Where enlisted:
Readville, Mass.
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Apr 23, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: R.P.
[Hellowebb?]
Service:
Rank attained:
Musician
Military Service
Notes:
roll says “Free
on or before Apr. 19 1861” $25 bounty due to him retrospectively
after enlistment.
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 Mar 19, 1910
Applied for Invalid
pension May 2, 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): Feb 20, 1910
*
For Abraham
Thomas,
please see... Abram
Thomas
*
Abram
Thomas
Name used later in
Pension Records: Abraham Thomas
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7.75”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 42 Estimated birth year: abt 1822
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: J.C. Wheeler of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 2 Jan 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
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. Nov. roll
says “Absent sick Nov. 25, 1864.” Dec 1864- June 1865 rolls say
“absent sick Genl. Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since Dec 16, 1864.”
Present on Wilson U.S.A. General Hospital roll at Nashville,
Tennessee Jan 26, 1865. Died in General Hospital Nashville, Tennessee
June 16, 1865. “Chronic Bronchitis.” Muster-out roll says “Last
paid to October 31, 1864.” Number and locality of grave: 13924 City
Cemetery. Hospital No. of the deceased 557 Wilson U.S.A. General
Hospital. Conjugal condition: Married. Age: 48 years. Effects: 1
knapsack; 1 blouse, 2 shirts, 2 pr. Drawers, 2 pr. Trousers, 1 pr.
Shoes, 1 pr. Socks, 1 cap.
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 May 12, 1870
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): Jun 16, 1865 Cause of death: Chronic Bronchitis
*
Edward
Thomas
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 28 Estimated birth year: 1836
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: Mary Harbeson of Fleming County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 2 Jan 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Fleming
County, 9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Nov 8, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
E.H. Smith
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company B, 121st USC Infantry. March-April 1865 roll says “Present.
On Daily duty at Pro. Marshall's Office.” $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):
*
Joseph
Thomas
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1830
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: Frank Perry of Mason County
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:
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. Nov-Dec
1864 roll says “absent sick Genl. Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since Nov.
13, 1864.” Nov. 1864 return says “Absent sick Nov. 13, 1864.”
December 1864 and January 1865 returns say “Absent sick Nashville,
Tenn. since December 15[or 14], 1864. Jan-Feb 1865 roll says Absent.
[Present on subsequent rolls.] Mustered out Dec 26, 1865. Last paid
to Apr 30, 1865 prior to that date.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
Minor
Thomas
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 9th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: A
Where enlisted:
Clarksville, Tenn.
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: -
Date of enlistment:
Aug 30, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant B. Carey [Carrey]
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Note states
“Transferred to 2nd United States Colored Light Artillery, Battery
A.” Monthly rolls through June 1865 still say 9th United States
Colored Heavy Artillery. [Soldier was present on all rolls in both
regiments] Mustered out of the 2nd LA on Jan 13, 1866. $300 bounty
due to him. $100 bounty was paid to him 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):
*
Moses
Thomas
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'3”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 24 Estimated birth year: 1840
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 15th
United States Colored Infantry Company: I
Where enlisted:
Circleville, Ohio
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: P[a]int
Township, Ross County, 7[th] Subdistrict, 12 Dist. Ohio
Date of enlistment:
Sep 26, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)
Enlisted by: Lt.
W. [H] Scot[ch]
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Absent sick Dec 28,
1864-April 1865. Mar-Apr roll says “at Nashville.” May-June 1865
roll says “Absent sick at Nashville, Tenn. Since July 26, 1864”
[note that the year stated was incorrect as he was not yet enlisted
on that date]. July-Aug 1865 roll says “Absent sick in General
Hospital Nashville, Tenn. Since July 6, 1865.” Mustered out Oct 2,
1865. Bounty amount due him could not be determined since original
enlistment papers were lost.
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Applied for Invalid
pension Nov 30, 1883
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):
*
Richard
Thompson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'1.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; yellow complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Sath[?] Ricketts[?] 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, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 20, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant Colonel W.A. Gage of the 121st U.S. Colored
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Mustered in January
21, 1865. Absent without leave since March 25, 1865. Dropped from
rolls as deserter on May 12, 1865. $300 bounty due to him. Soldier
was never paid. Records Transferred from Company C, 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): [Missing March 25, 1865; possibly deserted]
*
Robert
Thompson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'2.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Sath[?] Ricketts[?] 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, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 20, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant Colonel W.A. Gage of the 121st U.S. Colored
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Mustered in January
21, 1865. Absent without leave since March 25, 1865. Dropped from
rolls as deserter on May 12, 1865. $300 bounty due to him. Soldier
was never paid. Records Transferred from Company C, 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): [Missing March 25, 1865; possibly deserted]
*
Shepherd
Thompson
Name used later in
Pension Records: William Shepherd
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7.75”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1819
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: Milton Taylor of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 13 [Dec?]
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:
Jun 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
July and October
1865 returns say “On duty Company Cook.” Mustered out Dec 26,
1865. Last paid to Apr 30, 1865 prior to that date.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Sep 26, 1885
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):
*
David
Thompson
Alternate first
name(s): Daniel
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 44 Estimated birth year: 1820
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Maysville,
Mason County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: [Farmer?]
Enlistment:
Regiment: 8th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted:
Smithland, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
May 22, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant Willis Spence
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
August 1865 “on
duty Safe guard”. Enrolled and subject to draft in 1st Dist. of Ky
at time of enlistment. $100 bounty due to him.
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
Milton
Tibbs
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'1.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1847
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 T. Lindsey[?] 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, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Feb 7, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: 1st
Lieutenant George C. Clapp
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Mar-Apr 1865 roll
says “Died in Covington Gen. Hosp. Mar 4, 1865.” Muster-in
descriptive roll says “Died Maysville, Ky. Mar. 8, 1865.”
Hospital certificate [or Journal of Effects?] gives date of death as
March 4, 1865 and states that his death was caused by “Acute
Diarrhoea” Records Transferred from Company D, 121st United States
Colored Infantry. No bounty paid to him. [No muster-out roll sheet in
this file to state whether soldier was ever paid]
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: Mary White applied for pension Mar 2,
1878
Decease (if
known): Mar 4, 1865 Cause of death: acute diarrhea
*
For Edward
Tolivar,
please ALSO check... Edward
Tolliver
*
Edward
Tolivar
Alternate first
name(s): Edwan
Alternate last
name(s): Toliver
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: 1837
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Farmer
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. $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):
*
For Henry
Tolivar,
please see... Henry
Toliver
*
For Edward
Toliver,
please see... Edward
Tolliver OR Tolivar
*
For Edwan
Toliver,
please see... Edward
Tolivar
*
Henry
Toliver
Alternate last
name(s): Tolivar; Tolliver
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 Estimated birth year: 1845
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: Thomas Newcom of Fleming County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 23 Jan 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Fleming Co.
9th district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Nov 28, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
E. H. Smith
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
December 1864
return says “On extra or daily duty as Company Cook.” $300 bounty
due 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):
*
Edward
Tolliver
Alternate last
name(s): Toliver; Tolivar
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: John R. Lashbrook of Mason County
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Oct 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Dec 1864 return
says “On extra or daily duty as Co. Cook” Transferred from
Company A, 121st United States Colored Infantry. $100 bounty pair 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):
*
For Henry
Tolliver,
please see... Henry
Toliver
*
For Charles
C.
Toritz,
please see... Charles
C. Pointz
*
Alfred
Travis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'2”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; mulatto 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:
Highland, OH
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:
Jul-Oct 1864 rolls
say “Absent sick in Div. Hosp. Since August [4 or 11] 1864.”
Jan-Feb 1865 roll says “On D. Duty at Regtl Hospital per ord from
Regtl HdQrs. May-Jun 1865 says “On D.S. at Post Hospital per S.O.
number 47 dated Hd Qrs 3 Brig 3 Dive 10 A.C. June 26, 1865.”
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: National Mil. Home [Dayton], OH
Applied for Invalid
pension Apr 4, 1884
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 28, 1929
*
Enos
Travis
Alternate first
name(s): Eriss; Enus; Enis; Enas
Alternate last
name(s): Trevis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 25 Estimated birth year: 1839
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: D.R. Bullock 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 8, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company A, 121st USC Infantry where roll remarks state that $300 was
due to him. June 23-30, 1865 muster roll says “sick at Maysville,
Ky.” July-Aug 1865 says “On duty at post Q.M. Maysville, Ky.”
$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):
*
Perry
Travis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'3.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: D.R. Bullock 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 8, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company A, 121st USC Infantry where roll remarks state that $300
bounty was due to him. $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 Enos,
Eriss, Enus, Enis or Enas
Trevis,
please see... Enos Travis
*
For Thomas
Tribbett,
please see... Thomas
Triplet
*
For Thomas
Triblett,
please see... Thomas
Triplet
*
Thomas
Triplet
Alternate last
name(s): Triblett; Tribbett; Triplett
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Thomas A. Matthews of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 23 Nov 1864
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
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;
Sergeant
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. Appointed
Corporal by S.O. 14 [or 34], Hdqrs. 100 USCI July 15 [or 19], 1864
with rank from June 25, 1864. Nov-Dec 1864 roll says “Promoted
Sergeant from Corporal per S.O. No. 57 Nov. 27, 1864. Vice Chas.
Fleming (reduced).”
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 Thomas
Triplett,
please see... Thomas
Triplet
*
Charles
Turner
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 21 Estimated birth year: 1843
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: John Wells 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 8, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Corp
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company A, 121st USC Infantry where roll remarks state that $300
bounty was due to him. December 31, 1864 and Jan-Feb 1865 rolls say
“Appointed Corporal Oct. 8 [or 1], 1864.” Later rolls state
“Appointed Corporal to date from Nov 1 1864.” “ Appointed
Corporal Oct 8, 1864.”
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):
*
John
W.
Turner
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'10”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 35
Physical
description: hazel eyes, black hair; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: Boatman
Enlistment:
Regiment: 5th
United States Colored Infantry Company: A
Where enlisted:
Cincinnati, OH
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: -
Date of enlistment:
Aug 22, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)
Enlisted by: -
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
“Missing in
action Sept 29, 1864 and dropped from the rolls Oct 1, 1864.”
“Supposed killed in battle near Deep Bottom, Va. Sept. 29, 1864.”
“Entitled to bounty.” Transcribed Prisoner of War records state
that he was: “captured at Fort Harrison Sept 29, 1864. Confined at
Richmond, Va. Oct 2, 1864, Paroled at Aiken's Landing, Va. or James
River, Va. Feb. 22, 1865; reported at [Hosp] Div. 1, Md. Feb 23,
1865. Sent to [Ball] Md. March 16, 1865. Information obtained from
[Hosp.] Div. [Not?] Roll, Vol. 157 Page [?] Vol 14” “Captured at
Ft. Gilsnore/Ft. Harrison Sept 29, 1864. Confined at Richmond, Va.
Sept 29, 1864. Admitted to hospital 21 Richmond, Va. Oct. 3, 1864.
Permanently disabled with amputation of right leg.” Hospital
account of pay and clothing on June 26 1865 says “Admitted to this
Hosp. May 12th 1865” Individually mustered out and “discharged
this day [Apr. 2, 1866] to date Sept. 20, 1865 by Lieutenant Newbold”
Military
Record Source(s):
Compiled
Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The National
Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com> U.S.,
Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Applied for Invalid
pension Jul 16, 1866
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):
*
Mason
Turner
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'10”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1826
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: Jane Lee of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 9 Mar 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:
Nov-Dec 1864 roll
says “absent sick Genl. Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. Since Dec 16, 1864.”
Present on subsequent rolls. Mustered out Dec 26, 1865. Last paid to
Apr 30, 1865 prior to that date.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension May 13, 1885
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):
*
Robert
Turner
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 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: Benjamin Thomas of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 31 Dec 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:
Jun 1, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt;
Sergeant
Military Service
Notes:
Appointed Corporal
by S.O. 14 [or 24 or 34], Hdqrs. 100 USCI July 15 [or 19], 1864 with
rank from June 25, 1864. Promoted Sergeant, S.O. 128 Hdqrs. 100
U.S.C.I. October 23rd, 1865. Mustered out December 26, 1865. Prior to
that date the soldier had last been paid to April 30, 1865.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Jul 1, 1885
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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