Pvt.
George
W.
Dugan
aka Duncan
Born about in Massachusetts, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 44
in Morris Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Biography
George Dugan is a part of US Black heritage.
George was born between 1819[1]-1822[2] in Massachusetts.
Occupations
- 1863: Farmer
- 1850: Hostler
Residences
- 1863: Concord, Massachusetts (military enlistment)
- 1850: Hotel in Concord, Massachusetts where he was working as a hostler
Military Service and Death
Private in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 44 years old, widowed and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 20 February 1863 in Concord, Massachusetts. He was missing in action on 18 July 1863 at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, and we must presume he was killed in action.
Census Race
- 1850: Mulatto
Research Notes
There is a Jenny Dugan who is the head of a household of 5 free colored persons in the 1830 federal census for Concord, Massachusetts. His mother? In 1840, she gives her name instead as Jane Dugan and only she and one other free colored person are counted. The male in the household is 24-35 years old, which could be George.
There is a George Dugan in the birth records for Concord, Massachusetts in the Massachusetts Vital Records Project, but he was born in 1792, which seems too much of a stretch. Parents are Cate Porter and Thomas Dugan who are described in their marriage record as molatos [sic]. Jenny (mentioned above) was Thomas Dugan's second wife.
Projects
Sources
- 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_323; Page: 107A; Image: 565
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
- Find a Grave: George W. Dugan
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Categories: US Civil War Needs Connection | Hostlers | Massachusetts Farmers | Massachusetts, Free People of Color | 1850 US Census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Concord, Massachusetts | 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), United States Civil War | Second Battle of Fort Wagner | Missing in Action, United States of America, United States Civil War