Douglass Lewis (abt. 1845)

Born about 1845 in New York, United States

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Biography

Douglass Lewis is a part of US Black heritage.

Douglass Lewis was born about 1845 in New York. He was the child of Jane and Thomas Lewis. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Occupations

• 1863: Hostler
• 1860: Farmhand

Residences

• 1863: Chatham Four Corners, New York (military enlistment)
• 1860: Chatham, New York (post office: Moffitts Store) with his parents and sister Emma
• 1850: Chatham, New York with his parents

Military Service

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 18 years old, single and working as a hostler when he enlisted on 27 February 1863 in Chatham Four Corners, New York. Discharged 15 May 1864 from Morris Island, South Carolina.

From 5-30 August 1863, he was on extra duty as a teamster by Special Order No. 46.^[1]

Note: Not to be confused with Sergeant Major Lewis Henry Douglass.

Disability Discharge

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Private Douglas Lewis, Company A, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Station: Morris Island, South Carolina

Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Alfred H. Knowles

Medical Officer: Surgeon Charles Edward Briggs

Cause of Disability: Asthma

Date of Discharge: 23 May 1864

Census Race

• 1850, 1860: Black

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Fold3.com Company A August 1863 Remarks

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Chatham, Columbia, New York; Roll: M432_492; Page: 71A; Image: 493 (as Douglass)
• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Chatham, Columbia, New York; Roll: M653_738; Page: 643; Family History Library Film: 803738 (as Douglas)
• 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.) as Douglass
• Fold3.com. Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company Remarks.