Pvt.
Stephen
Ennis
Born about in United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 44
in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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| Created 26 Jul 2018
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Biography
Occupations
- 1863: Musician
Residences
- 1863: Montrose, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)
Military Service
Private in Company C of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States to enlist men of color during the Civil War. Enlisted on 27 March 1863 from Montrose, Pennsylvania. He was about 25 years old, married and working as a musician when he enlisted. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.
Death
He passed away in 1882 due to phthisis (probably tuberculosis) and is buried at Rainsford Island Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.
Projects
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.)
- Find a Grave: Stephen Ennis
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K Raymoure
Note to self: see notes from Bill McEv.
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by K Raymoure
K Raymoure
I wonder if he was also or instead rank Musician? Mentioned as a Bugler in the May 1864 company remarks.
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by K Raymoure
K Raymoure
There is an Annie Ennis mentioned in the military pension file for 54th widow Julia Henson; possible relation?
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by K Raymoure