Charles
Wheeler
Born about in Jefferson, Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 29
in Delaware, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2023
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Biography
Charles Wheeler is a part of US Black heritage.
Private Charles Wheeler served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 11 Aug 1863
Mustered out: 20 Sep 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 5th US Colored Inf.
Enlisted: 11 Aug 1863
Mustered out: 20 Sep 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 5th US Colored Inf.
Charles was born about 1834. He passed away in 1863.
Charles Wheeler was born about 1834 in Jefferson County, Virginia.
He enlisted in Co. D of the 5th United States Colored Infantry (organized as the 127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment) on 11 Aug 1863 at Cuyahoga, Ohio. He was described as 5 foot 7 1/2 inches, black complexion-eyes-hair, farmer.
He died in hospital of disease on 20 Sep 1863 at Camp Delaware, Ohio. [1]
"The 5th United States Colored Infantry was mustered out on September 20, 1865, after two years of existence. The regiment lost a total of 249 men during its service; four officers and 77 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and two officers and 166 enlisted men died of disease."[2]
Sources
- ↑
United States, military records:
"United States, military records"
Catalog: United States, military records Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops, 2nd through 7th Colored Infantry including 3d Tennessee Volunteers, 6th Louisiana Infantry, and 7th Louisiana Infantry|M1820, Roll 65 5th United States Colored Infantry: Walker, Willis - Winters, James, 1863-1865
Film number: 103120978 > image 623 of 1671
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSNS-7L4Z (accessed 26 May 2023) - ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_United_States_Colored_Infantry_Regiment
See also:
- Military: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; Roll of Honor of Ohio Soldiers, "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
Ancestry Record 1555 #1346534 (accessed 26 May 2023)
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Rejected matches › Charles Nelson Wheeler (1835-)