Edward Moore (abt. 1828 - 1910)

Born about 1828 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Died 1 May 1910 at about age 82 in Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Edward Moore is a part of US Black heritage.

Edward was a lifelong resident of Sheffield, Massachusetts.

He was 5 foot 10 inches (1.78m) tall with a brown complexion, black eyes and black hair.

Occupations

• 1863: Laborer
• Gardner

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company B of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was 36 years old, married and working as a laborer when he enlisted on 7 December 1863 in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[1]

His next door neighbor in Sheffield, Edward Augustus Croslear, also served in Company B.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
• African American Civil War veterans of Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ Emilio, Roster p. 347

• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_488; Page: 513; Family History Library Film: 803488
• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_602; Page: 691A; Family History Library Film: 552101
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 520; Page: 610D; Enumeration District: 040
• 1890 United States Veterans Schedules for Sheffield, Massachusetts as Edward Moras
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0082
• 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: Edward Moore