Charles Henry Prince (1832 - 1913)

Born 16 Sep 1832 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1913 at age 80 in Bristol, Addison, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Charles Henry Prince was born on 16 September^[1] in 1832^[1] in St. Albans^[2], Vermont^[3][4][5][6]. He was the child^[7] of Hannah Barlow and Henry Prince, and the husband of Emogene Roberts. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Occupations

• 1913^[7]: Laborer
• 1900^[5], 1910^[6]: Pensioner
• 1870^[3], 1880^[4]: Farmer

Residences

• 1910: Bristol, Vermont with his wife Emogene, children and grandchildren^[6]
• 1900: Bristol, Vermont with his wife Emogene and children^[5]
• 1890: Bristol, Vermont (US Veterans Schedules)^[8]
• 1880: Bristol, Vermont with his wife Emogene and their children^[4]
• 1870: Bristol, Vermont with his wife Emogene and son Salon^[3]
• 1863: St. Albans, Vermont (military enlistment)^[9]

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company c of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the second^[10] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 21 years old when he enlisted on 1 January 1864 from St. Albans, Vermont. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[9]

Race

• 1900^[5], 1910^[6], 1913^[7]: Black
• 1870^[3], 1880^[4]: Mulatto

Death

He passed away in 1913 and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Bristol, Vermont.^[7][1]

Research Notes

Raymoure-1 00:58, 17 September 2020 (UTC): If Hannah Barlow and Henry Prince were indeed his parents, there is an entry for them with their children Rebecca, Elizabeth and Chauncey in the 1860 Sheldon, Vermont federal census at the Sheldon Poor House Association.

Raymoure-1 00:58, 17 September 2020 (UTC): There is a Charles Prince in St. Albans in the 1850 census, but (1) he's born about 1842 instead of 1832 and (2) while his father is Henry, his mother is Sally. Not sure it is or isn't him...

Raymoure-1 01:22, 17 September 2020 (UTC): A previous Biography included "transferred from the 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry" but source is needed. No immediate evidence that the 5th VT accepted volunteers of color.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Bristol, Addison, Vermont; Roll: M593_1614; Page: 34B; Family History Library Film: 553113
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Bristol, Addison, Vermont; Roll: 1340; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 003
• 1890 United States Veterans Schedules for Bristol, Vermont
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Bristol, Addison, Vermont; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1241689
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Bristol, Addison, Vermont; Roll: T624_1612; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375625
• 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.)
• Fold3.com. “Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.” Catalog #300398. “Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866.”
• Find A Grave: Memorial #45439181
• Vermont State Archives and Records Administration. User Box Number: PR-01924; Roll Number: S-30846; Archive Number: M-2051036. Montpelier, Vermont.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave memorial
2. ↑ carded military service; see also Images
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} 1870 federal census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} 1880 federal census
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} 1900 federal census
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} 1910 federal census
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Vermont death record
8. ↑ 1890 federal veterans schedule
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Emilio, McKay Roster
10. ↑ and the first with federal recognition; the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry regiment was against the wishes of the Secretary of War and filled only six companies, but did see action a full year before the 54th