John Gray (abt. 1841 - aft. 1864)

Born about 1841 in New York, United States [uncertain]

Died after 13 Jun 1864 after about age 23 in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Pvt. John Gray served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Occupations

• 1863: Farmer

Residences

• 1863: Poughkeepsie, New York (military enlistment)

Military Service and Death

Private in the all-black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, Company F. Enlisted on 4 April 1863 from Poughkeepsie, New York. He was about 22 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted. He was captured on 18 July 1863 during the Second Battle of Fort Wagner. He survived the prisoner of war camps until at least 13 June 1864 which is the last record we have of him alive. Lacking further information, we have to assume he died while a prisoner of war.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

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.)