Anderson Dickson (abt. 1844)

Born about 1844 in United States [uncertain]

Died [date unknown] in United States

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Biography

Anderson Dickson is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Anderson Dickson served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Anderson Dickson was born about 1844.

Occupations

• 1863: Farmer

Residences

• 1863: Muscatine Island, Iowa (military enlistment)

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was 19 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 12 May 1863 in Muscatine Island, Iowa. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.

Research Notes

Despite some creatively broad searches on Find a Grave, in the federal census and in the 1890 Veterans Schedules, no clear match.

Sources

• 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.)