*
John
W.
Kane
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1847
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: Mrs. Tho.[?] G. Payon or Payan of Mason
County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 13 Feb 1865
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: I
Where enlisted:
Maysville, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Jan 24, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant A. Hemmant
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company D, 121st USC Infantry. $100 bounty paid
Military
Record Source(s):
1.
Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The
National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com>
U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 2.
Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in
Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890
- 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives
at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
For Nicholas
or Nic Karl,
please see... Nicholas
Harl
*
Henry
Kercheval
Alternate first
name(s): Harry
Alternate last
name(s): Kircheal; Kercheville; Kircheval; Kirchevale
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1820
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: John Finch 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: 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. May-June
1865 roll says “Transferred to Invalid Corps. S.O. 32 Nashville,
Tenn. May 6, 1865 and signed L. Thomas A.G. U.S.A.” Company roll
says “Last paid to October 31, 1864.”
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
*
For Henry
or Harry
Kercheville,
please see... Henry
Kercheval
*
Henry
Key
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: James P. Claybrook 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: G
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
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:
Decease (if
known):
*
For John
Key,
please see... John Best
*
For Thornton
Key,
please see... Thornton
Allen
*
For Henry
or Harry
Kircheal,
please see... Henry
Kercheval
*
For Henry
or Harry
Kircheval,
please see... Henry
Kercheval
*
For Henry
or Harry
Kirchevale,
please see... Henry
Kercheval
*
Mark
Higgins
Kirk
Alternate first
name(s): Mark L.
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'.75”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1842
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: Benedict Kirk of “near Washington”
Mason County, KY signed Mark Higgins Kirk's enlistment papers at
Maysville, KY May 27, 1864, calling himself “owner” of this
soldier. His witness was James Gant. Kirk also submitted a
compensation claim dated December 10, 1866 which stated, “I bought
this negro at public auction at a sale made by James McKrell in
August 1862 and this negro was worth five hundred dollars.” His
witnesses were Lucien B. Goggin and Edward L. Gault, both of Mason
County. His attorney was L.C. Campbell.
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
May 28, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt;
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
Appointed Corporal
S.O. 49 Hd. Qrs. 100 U.S.C.I. May 17, 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:
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: National Mil. Home [Dayton], OH
Source
for settled-in or pension information: Organization Index to Pension
Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 -
1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Organization Index to
Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. [database
on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Decease (if
known): Nov 30, 1923
*
Stamper
Jackson
Kirk
Alternate first
name(s): Stamker
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'10.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 43 Estimated birth year: abt 1821
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: Nancy Kirk of Mason County, KY signed
Stamper Jackson Kirk's enlistment papers at Maysville, KY May 27,
1864, calling herself “owner” of this soldier. Her witness was
Benedict Kirk.
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:
August 1864 on duty
as company cook. Nov-Dec 1864 roll says “absent sick Genl. Hosp.
Nashville, Tenn. Since Dec 16, 1864.” He is reported as absent from
the company and in the hospital at Nashville through October 1865.
Returned to duty October 29, 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:
Decease (if
known):
*
For Jeremiah
La,
please see... Jeremiah
Lee
*
For John
Lacey,
please see... John Lacy
*
John
Lacy
Alternate last
name(s): Lacey; Leacy
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 28 Estimated birth year: 1836
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: [“enlisted colored slave”]
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: I
Where enlisted:
Paris [or Lexington], KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Bourbon
County, 7th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Sep 27, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Thomas H. Moore
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt;
Sergeant
Military Service
Notes:
“Sergeant from
organization.” Sept-Oct 1864 roll says “on guard duty at Hd Qrs.
1st Div. Dept of KY.” July 1865 on guard duty at Provost Marshals
Camp Nelson, KY. Sept. 1865 on duty permanent guard at Dist, Hd Qrs.
Lexington, KY. October 1865 on duty at Div. Hd Qrs Lexington, KY.
$100 bounty paid; $100 bounty due.
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 Jeremiah
Lair,
please see... Jeremiah
Lee
*
For James
Lauson,
please see... James
Lawson
*
Albert
Lawson
Name used later in
Pension Records: Albert Gray
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7.75”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Hamilton Grays Estate
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:
Note that the
Return for this soldier is filed under 100th U.S.C.I. “Miscellaneous”
instead of in a normal CMSR file for a soldiers in the 100th USCI.
The single June 1864 return says “Loss. June 16, 1864. Nashville,
Tennessee. Killed by accidental explosion of a shell.”
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family: Mother: Mother applied for pension Nov 17, 1879
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, 1864 Cause of death: accidental shell
explosion
*
Albert
Lawson
Physical
Description:
Height: 6'1”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: April 1846
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; 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: Peter 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, KY
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:
Transferred from
Company A, 121st USC Infantry. $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:
Father: born in KY
Mother: born in KY
Spouse:
Alvira-KY-Dec 1845; M:1868; father born in KY; Mother born in TN; in
1900 she had borne 8 children, 6 still living.
Children:
Willie-OH-1869Charles-OH-1871 George W.-OH-1873 John M.-OH-1875
Jesse-OH-Feb 1877 Arthur M.-OH-April 1881 Hattie-OH-Dec 1886
Mabel-OH-Feb 1890
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Byrd, Brown, Ohio
Decease (if
known):
*
James
Lawson
Alternate last
name(s): Lorson; Lauson; Losson; Lorsen
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 35 Estimated birth year: 1829
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; dark or black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Samuel Bramell of Mason County
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co.,
9th Dist, 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 United States Colored Infantry. Jan 1865 return and
March 1865 return say “On extra or daily duty as Teamster.”
February 1865 return says “Absent Teamster.” Jan-April 1865 rolls
say “Present. On daily duty as Teamster since November 1, 1864.”
June 23-30, 1865 roll says absent on duty as Teamster at Post Q.M.
Maysville, Ky. 121St rolls say $300 bounty 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):
*
John
Thomas
Lawson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'11”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1831
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: William Calvert 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:
Jan 21, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: 2nd
Lieutenant Alfred Hemmant, 121st U.S.C.T.
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Mustered in to the
121st Feb 9, 1865. No bounty paid to him. March-April 1865 roll says
“Absent without leave since April 14, 1865.” May-June 1865 roll
says “Deserted at Maysville, Ky. April 10, 1865.” Appears never
to have been paid before that date. War Department Adjutant General's
Office notation dated March 11, 1887 says “Application for removal
of the charge of desertion and for an honorable discharge has been
denied.” Transferred from Company D, 121st United States Colored
Infantry to Company I of the 13th U.S.C. Heavy Artillery.
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):
*
John
Lawson
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'3.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; 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: Frank Hord [or Hork or Hard or Hark] of
Mason County
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Oct 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):
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):
*
Willis
Lawson
Physical
Description:
Height: 6'0.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1846
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; dark or black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Seth Shackleford of Mason County
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: G
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Oct 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. July-Aug 1865 roll says “Sick in
Nelson U.S.Gen Hospital since July [illegible]” $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 John
Leacy,
please see... John Lacy
*
George
Lee
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6.75”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1834
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 Lamb of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 29 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:
Enrollment to
September 1864 “On daily duty as company cook”. Dec 1864 roll
says absent sick General Hospital Chattanooga, Tennessee since
December 26, 1864. Present again on subsequent rolls. March-April
1865 on daily duty as company cook. 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:
Decease (if
known):
*
Haskins
Lee
Alternate first
name(s): Haskin
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 5th
United States Colored Infantry Company: E
Where enlisted:
Ripley, OH
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Union
Township, 18th Subdistrict, Brown County, 6th District, Ohio
Date of enlistment:
Aug 18, 1864 Enlisted for: 1 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Joseph K. Marlay
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Sept-Oct 1864 to
Feb 1865 rolls say “Wounded in action. In Hospital.” Present on
subsequent roll. $100 bounty due to him at 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:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension Nov 17, 1916
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH
Applied for Invalid
pension Jul 25, 1882
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): Apr 8, 1915
*
Jeremiah
Lee
Alternate last
name(s): Ler; Leo; Len; La; Lair
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1841
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: John Lamb 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:
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 into the
121st USCI, Company D on January 21, 1865. Descriptive roll says
“Absent without leave since February 24, 1865.” March-April 1865
roll says “Absent without leave since March 26, 1865.” May-June
1865 roll says “Deserted at Maysville, Ky. April 10, 1865.”
Returns say “March 1865 Absent without leave.” Never paid.
Transferred from Company D, 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 April 10, 1865; possibly deserted in
Maysville, KY]
*
Jerry
Lee
Name used later in
Pension Records: Jerry Miles
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Charles Lee of Mason County [or Greenup
County?]
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 100th
United States Colored Infantry Company: K
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, Kentucky
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY [or Greenup County?]
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 to June
30, 1864 roll says “Absent sick at General Hospital Nashville,
Tennessee since June 17, 1864.” “Died at General Hospital No. 16
Nashville, Tenn. On the 27th of June 1864 by reason of Pleurisy.”
[No further details provided.] Final statement note says “See
letter to 2nd Auditor Aug 30, 1879.” Soldier was never 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: Mother applied for pension Dec 15, 1891
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 27, 1864 Cause of death: Pleurisy
Prior to death, sick
since: Jun 17, 1864
*
Ralph
Lee
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1838
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 Lamb of Mason County
Date enslaver was
given a certificate for soldier’s enlistment, if any: 29 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:
Nov-Dec 1864 roll
says “absent sick Genl. Hosp. Chattanooga, Tenn. since December 26,
1864.” Present on subsequent rolls. 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:
Decease (if
known):
*
For Jeremiah
Len,
please see... Jeremiah
Lee
*
For Burrell,
Burrel, Burrill or Burr
Lenery,
please see... Burrell
Lowery
*
For Jeremiah
Leo,
please see... Jeremiah
Lee
*
For Jeremiah
Ler,
please see... Jeremiah
Lee
*
Aaron
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: John R. Lashbrook 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: 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:
Enrollment to
August 31, 1864 roll says “Present. Sick in quarters.” Nov-Dec
1864 roll says “absent sick Genl. Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since
December 16, 1864.” Present on subsequent rolls. 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:
Children: Minor
applied for pension May 6, 1878
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):
*
Albert
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 22 Estimated birth year: 1842
Physical
description: brown eyes, brown hair; light brown or brown
complexion complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Charles L. Lewis
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: A
Where enlisted:
Bowling Green, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Christian
County, KY
Date of enlistment:
Oct 16, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
A.G. Hobson
Service:
Rank attained:
Sergeant
Military Service
Notes:
Appointed Sergeant
from November 25, 1864. Sick in Smithland June 25, 1865. Died at
Smithland, KY July 15, 1865, cause unknown. [final inventory of
effects requested, but not sent]
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): Jul 15, 1865
Prior to death, sick
since: Jun 25, 1865
*
Alfred
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1847
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: William Robison 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. No bounty paid to him while in the
121st.
Military
Record Source(s):
1.
Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The
National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com>
U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 2.
Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in
Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890
- 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives
at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Dover, Mason, KY
Source
for settled-in or pension information: Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans
Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2005.Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census
(1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the
Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls);
Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15;
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Decease (if
known):
*
Daniel
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 21 Estimated birth year: 1844
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Richard Soward [Seward?] 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. March-Apr. 1865 roll says “Absent
without leave since April 14, 1865” May-Jun 1865 roll says
“Present.”
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
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 27 Estimated birth year: 1837
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; dark complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
Co or Fayette Co., KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer; laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: J. 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, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason Co. 9th
district, KY
Date of enlistment:
Oct 8, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
March 1865 return
says “On extra or daily duty as carpenter.” Jul-Aug 1865 roll
says “Present. First roll on which name appears.” $100 bounty
paid sometime before muster-out. [Note that this CMSR file also
mistakenly contains enlistment records of another Edward Lewis born
and enslaved in Fayette Co, Ky. who enlisted January 19, 1865 in
Louisville, Ky. and who was also assigned to Company C of the same
regiment]
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):
*
Harrison
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 26 Estimated birth year: 1839
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Richard Soward [Seward?] 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:
Feb 5, 1865 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by:
Lieutenant G.C. Clapp
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt;
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company D, 121st USC Infantry. No bounty paid to him while in the
121st. March-April 1865 roll says “Absent. On detached service at
Pro. Mar. office Maysville, Ky.” Appointed Corporal Aug 1 1865
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):
*
Henry
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'10.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 25 Estimated birth year: 1838
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: hostler (horseler)
Enlistment:
Regiment: 6th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: D
Where enlisted:
Natchez, MS
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Aug 31, 1863 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Harry Beard
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt;
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
Appointed Corporal
January 5, 1865. Died of gunshot wound received while in service.
Sept. 26, 1865. “Shot dead by a Camp guard” “Killed by Sentinel
at Woodville Miss.” No personal effects
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): Sep 26, 1865 Cause of death: Wounded in service:
Gunshot
Prior to death, sick
since: Sep 26, 1865
*
John
S.
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'3.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 22 Estimated birth year: 1842
Physical
description: brown eyes, black hair; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: George Lewis
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: A
Where enlisted:
Bowling Green, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Christian
County, KY
Date of enlistment:
Sep 24, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
A.G. Hobson
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):
*
John
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 30 Estimated birth year: 1834
Physical
description: black eyes, black hair; brown complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enlistment:
Regiment: 2nd
Regiment United States Colored Light Artillery Company: A
Where enlisted:
Clarksville, Tenn.
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
Date of enlistment:
Mar 28, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: H.P.
Dunlap
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
“In action at
Johnsonville, Nov 4-5 1864. Died Mar 26, 1865 Nashville. Typhoid
fever. Hospital.” Nov-Dec 1864 -Feb 1865 rolls say “Absent in
Hospital No. 16 Nashville, Tenn. since Dec 22nd 1864.” “Died in
General Hosp. No. 16 Nashville, Tenn. on the 29th day of March, 1865
by reason of chronic diarrhea and Erysipelas” [This file also
contains Final Statement papers for another John Lewis born in Elbert
County, Georgia enrolled in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Colored Light
Artillery, Company A, who died on April 16, 1864].
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): Mar 26, 1865 Cause of death: chronic diarrhea;
Erysipelas
Prior to death, sick
since: Dec 22, 1864
*
Preston
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 17 Estimated birth year: 1847
Physical
description: black hair and eyes; dark 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, 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. Died July 23, 1865 of Typhoid fever at
Nelson U.S. General Hospital at Camp Nelson, KY. Effects: H?, 1
Blanket, 1 P?, 1 shoes, 1 cap
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): Jul 23, 1865 Cause of death: typhoid fever
*
Robert
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
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: house servant
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Charles Pearce 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. $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:
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Chester, Mason County, KY
Source
for settled-in or pension information: Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans
Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2005.Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census
(1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the
Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls);
Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15;
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Decease (if
known):
*
Thomas
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 6'1”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 29 Estimated birth year: 1835
Physical
description: brown 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: Sarah B. Lewis of Christian County
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: A, F
Where enlisted:
Bowling Green, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Christian
County, KY
Date of enlistment:
Sep 24, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
A.G. Hobson
Service:
Rank attained:
Sergeant
Military Service
Notes:
“Transferred to
Battery F by Reg. Order No 41 May 31, 1865 [or June 1, 1865].”
“Appointed Sergeant Nov. 25, 1864” $100 bounty paid 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):
*
William
Lewis
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'4.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 17 Estimated birth year: 1847
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 R. Key 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:
Musician
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company A, 121st USC Infantry. Mentioned among his equipment are
drumsticks and a drum sling. $300 bounty due to him. Rank on rolls
says “Musician” and “Drummer” as well as the official rank of
Private. December 1864 return says “On extra or daily duty
Drummer.”
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):
*
Dennis
L.
Lightfoot
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'7”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 18 Estimated birth year: 1844
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: -
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Nov 10, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company B, 121st USC Infantry. [Note that after he was transferred,
the descriptive roll gives his enlistment age as “20”, but his
enlistment papers, filed as “Miscellaneous Personal Papers” for
Colored Regiments, state that he was in fact 18.]
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):
*
William
Lee
Lightfoot
Alternate first
name(s): Wm Alternate middle names: L
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'6”
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: laborer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: -
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Nov 10, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained:
Sergeant
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company B, 121st USC Infantry. December 31, 1864 roll says “Corporal
December 1, 1864.” Appointed Sergeant Nov. 30, 1864. Present on
U.S. General Hospital Camp Nelson, KY roll, Jul-Aug 1865 [apparently
mustered out still in hospital]. August 1865 return states “Absent
sick in Gen. Hosp. since August 8, 1865 Camp Nelson”
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 James
Lorre,
please see... James Lowe
*
For James
Lorsen,
please see... James
Lawson
*
For James
Lorson,
please see... James
Lawson
*
For James
Losson,
please see... James
Lawson
*
Thomas
Louden
Alternate last
name(s): Loudin; Loudon; London
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Physical
description: black complexion
Origins:
Born in: Mason
County, KY
Nature of work done
before enlistment: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: Robert Perrine 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;
Corporal
Military Service
Notes:
Appointed Corporal
by S.O. 24 [or 34 or 14], Hd. Qrs. 100 USCI July 15 [or 19], 1864,
with rank from June 25, 1864. Nov-Dec 1864 roll says “absent sick
Genl. Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. Since Dec 16, 1864.” Died in Regl.
Hospital Smeedville, Tenn. July 23, 1865 from Consumption. Last paid
October 31, 1864.
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known): Jul 23, 1865 Cause of death: Consumption
Prior to death, sick
since: Dec 16, 1864
*
For Thomas
Loudin,
please see... Thomas
Louden
*
For Thomas
Loudon,
please see... Thomas
Louden
*
For Burrell,
Burrel, Burrill or Burr
Loury,
please see... Burrell
Lowery
*
For James
Low,
please see... James Lowe
*
For James
Low,
please see... James Lowe
*
James
Lowe
Alternate last
name(s): Low; Lorre
Name used later in
Pension Records: James Low
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'11”
or 5'11.5”
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: farmer
Enslaver, if known/
or whether a free man: [He is a free black man in Mason County]
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 42nd
United States Colored Infantry Company: I
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft:
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:
Transferred from
Company K, 100th United States Colored Infantry. Appointed Sergeant
by S.O. 24 [or 14 or 34] Hd. Qrs. 100 U.S.C.I. July 15 [or 19], 1864
with rank from June 25, 1864. [Copy of the Special Order No. 14
issued by Major Collin Ford is included in this soldier's file, but
it recommends his appointment to “Corporal”-- whereas the roll
stated that he was appointed Sergeant. Ford's order also states that
the soldier will be “obeyed and respected accordingly.”] Nov-Dec
1864 roll says Absent. Gen'l Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. since December
16, 1864 (wounded).” December 1864 return says “Absent sick
Nashville, Tenn. Since December 16, 1864 from wounds received near
Nashville, Tenn. December 16, 1864.” Present on Jan-Feb 1865 roll.
March-April 1865 roll and April return say “Absent. Attending Court
Martial, Nashville, Tenn. since April 29, 1865.” Roll also says
“Promoted 1st Sergeant by S.O. 24 Hdqrs 100 U.S.C.I. March 15,
1865.” May-June 1865 roll and May 1865 return say “Transferred to
Invalid Corps S.O. 32 Nashville, Tenn. May 6, 1865 and signed L.
Thomas A.G. U.S.A.” Last paid on the 100th USCI rolls to October
31, 1864. Transferred from 100th U.S. Colored Infantry Company K,
Special Order no. 32 Nashville, Tenn., May 6, 1865, L. Thomas
Adjutant General U.S. Army. Reported as “incapacitated for field
service yet fit for ordinary garrison duty.” Transferred as 1st
Sergeant. “Cause of disability: Wounds”. Absent without leave
August 28, 1865. [Present on next roll]
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:
Spouse: Widow
applied for pension unknown date
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Mayslick, Mason County, KY
Applied for Invalid
pension Jul 9, 1885
Source
for settled-in or pension information: Fold3 Civil War Pensions
Index; ancestry
Decease (if
known):
*
Burrell
Lowery
Alternate first
name(s): Burrel; Burrill; Burr
Alternate last
name(s): Lenery; Loury
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8.5”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 35 Estimated birth year: 1829
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: John Shanklin of Mason County
Source
for enslaver's name: War Department. The Adjutant General’s Office.
Colored Troops Division (05/22/1863–1888). Descriptive Lists of
Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers 1864. Volumes 58–60. ARC: 1223643.
Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984/1780–1917.
Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via
<Ancestry.com> U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer
Army Soldiers, 1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
Enlistment:
Regiment: 13th
United States Colored Heavy Artillery Company: H
Where enlisted:
Greenupsburg, KY
Congressional
District or County where credited against the draft: Mason County,
9th District, KY
Date of enlistment:
Nov 16, 1864 Enlisted for: 3 year(s)
Enlisted by: Captain
Wm. C. Grier
Service:
Rank attained: Pvt
Military Service
Notes:
Transferred from
Company B, 121st USC Infantry.
Military
Record Source(s):
1.
Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. The
National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Ancestry.com>
U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. 2.
Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in
Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890
- 1912, documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives
at Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
Postwar Status,
Family:
Where settled after
the war, and notes if any: Mayslick, Mason County, KY
Decease (if
known):
*
Oliver
Davis
Luttrell
Alternate last
name(s): David
Physical
Description:
Height: 5'8.75”
or 5'9”
Age recorded at
enlistment: 19 or 25
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: Lucien S. Luttrell of Mason County
signed the soldier's enlistment papers at Maysville, KY, May 26, 1864
claiming to be the “owner of Oliver Davis Luttrell” with witness
Thomas S. [or A.] Marshall. Lucien further states in the bottom
margin of the document “But in signing this I do not intend it to
be construed as an approval of his enlistment.”
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: K
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:
Nov-Dec 1864 roll
says “absent sick Genl. Hosp. Nashville, Tenn. Since Dec 16, 1864.”
Remained absent through August 1865 roll. Hospital roll says
“Returned to duty October 28, 1865”
Military
Record Source(s):
Carded
Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer
Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912,
documenting the period 1861 – 1866. The National Archives at
Washington, D.C. Accessed via <Fold3.com> Compiled Military
Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United
States Colored Troops [database on-line]. Iowa City, IA, USA: 2015.
National
Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database Accessed via
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>
Postwar Status,
Family:
Decease (if
known):
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