Joseph Winston (abt. 1842)

Born about 1842 in United States [uncertain]

Died [date unknown] in United States

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Biography

Joseph Winston is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Joseph Winston served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Joseph Winston was born about 1842^[1]. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the US Civil War.

Occupations

• 1863^[1]: Farmer

Residences

• 1863: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)^[1]

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 21 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 3 March 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[1]

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Emilio, Roster p. 349

• 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.)