Hi,
I have been researching a man who was a slave and then joined the Union Army
during the American Civil War. I know all kinds of things about him. For
instance, I know where and when he joined the Union army, his discharge
date, the business he owned, I have read letters from his friends and first
wife, I have seen his death certificate and other facts. I found most of
this information from census records, cemetery records, newspapers, church
records, and his pension file. In one letter in his pension file he says
say his last name was the same as his "last master's." After the war he
said the name he used was his father's name. Now, I would like to go
further into this man's story. Is it possible to find him documented on,
say, a slave census? Also, where would I look, if it can be found, to find
the name of master? he says he joined the army after he was emancipated. I
need any suggestions on where to look next for his history as a slave.
Take Care,
Xopher
I need suggestions concerning a Civil War verteran and ex-sl
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singhals
Re: I need suggestions concerning a Civil War verteran and e
Xopher wrote:
OK, what state are we talking about? And what's the surname? I mean,
if you're looking for a Smith family in Texas, that's a different
research problem that looking for a DeBarret family in North Carolina.
It is widely held belief that most slaves were sired by the plantation
owner. Certainly can't be ruled out, but if the man owned 1000 slaves,
the odds ought to not-favor it. Still, you gotta start someplace.
WHEN and WHERE did he join the Army? "After" emancipation might be a
half-hour, or a month or anything in between.
If you know when and where he joined the Army, the Slave Schedules of
the 1860 census for the area in which he joined might be useful.
Generally, though, these contain only sex, a racial designator (black,
mulatto, quadroon or octroon), and an age. A few actually have names,
but in the county I'm most familiar with, out of a list from the 1850
and 60, I could only match 1 family between the two, and from 1860 to
1870, only had 2 definite matches, NOT in the same family. Anyway, if
there is a slave-holder of the right surname and if that slave-holder
doe in fact have a slave who matches your ancestors decription from
other places, it's worth checking to see if any deeds exist.
Cheryl
Hi,
I have been researching a man who was a slave and then joined the Union Army
during the American Civil War. I know all kinds of things about him. For
instance, I know where and when he joined the Union army, his discharge
date, the business he owned, I have read letters from his friends and first
wife, I have seen his death certificate and other facts. I found most of
this information from census records, cemetery records, newspapers, church
records, and his pension file. In one letter in his pension file he says
say his last name was the same as his "last master's." After the war he
said the name he used was his father's name. Now, I would like to go
further into this man's story. Is it possible to find him documented on,
say, a slave census? Also, where would I look, if it can be found, to find
the name of master? he says he joined the army after he was emancipated. I
need any suggestions on where to look next for his history as a slave.
Take Care,
Xopher
OK, what state are we talking about? And what's the surname? I mean,
if you're looking for a Smith family in Texas, that's a different
research problem that looking for a DeBarret family in North Carolina.
It is widely held belief that most slaves were sired by the plantation
owner. Certainly can't be ruled out, but if the man owned 1000 slaves,
the odds ought to not-favor it. Still, you gotta start someplace.
WHEN and WHERE did he join the Army? "After" emancipation might be a
half-hour, or a month or anything in between.
If you know when and where he joined the Army, the Slave Schedules of
the 1860 census for the area in which he joined might be useful.
Generally, though, these contain only sex, a racial designator (black,
mulatto, quadroon or octroon), and an age. A few actually have names,
but in the county I'm most familiar with, out of a list from the 1850
and 60, I could only match 1 family between the two, and from 1860 to
1870, only had 2 definite matches, NOT in the same family. Anyway, if
there is a slave-holder of the right surname and if that slave-holder
doe in fact have a slave who matches your ancestors decription from
other places, it's worth checking to see if any deeds exist.
Cheryl
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Huntersglenn
Re: I need suggestions concerning a Civil War verteran and e
I'd first look at the area where he joined the Union Army - you said you
know that, as well as the date of joining. The Emancipation
Proclamation was made on January 1, 1863, but the only slaves freed were
those who were in the states that were in rebellion against the Union -
slaves in border states that had remained in the Union were not freed,
and slaves living in Union-occupied areas of the CSA were not freed.
The announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation also authorized the
raising of black regiments. There are written histories of the black
regiments, so using them, you can find where they recruited, and that
might give you a lead to this man's home.
Most slave schedules fail to list the names of the slaves, but there are
some counties where the enumerators did include them - they're the
exception, though, and not the rule.
Good luck,
Cathy
Xopher wrote:
know that, as well as the date of joining. The Emancipation
Proclamation was made on January 1, 1863, but the only slaves freed were
those who were in the states that were in rebellion against the Union -
slaves in border states that had remained in the Union were not freed,
and slaves living in Union-occupied areas of the CSA were not freed.
The announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation also authorized the
raising of black regiments. There are written histories of the black
regiments, so using them, you can find where they recruited, and that
might give you a lead to this man's home.
Most slave schedules fail to list the names of the slaves, but there are
some counties where the enumerators did include them - they're the
exception, though, and not the rule.
Good luck,
Cathy
Xopher wrote:
Hi,
I have been researching a man who was a slave and then joined the Union Army
during the American Civil War. I know all kinds of things about him. For
instance, I know where and when he joined the Union army, his discharge
date, the business he owned, I have read letters from his friends and first
wife, I have seen his death certificate and other facts. I found most of
this information from census records, cemetery records, newspapers, church
records, and his pension file. In one letter in his pension file he says
say his last name was the same as his "last master's." After the war he
said the name he used was his father's name. Now, I would like to go
further into this man's story. Is it possible to find him documented on,
say, a slave census? Also, where would I look, if it can be found, to find
the name of master? he says he joined the army after he was emancipated. I
need any suggestions on where to look next for his history as a slave.
Take Care,
Xopher