Richard H Fox (1843 - 1863)

Born 20 Jun 1843 in Mason, Kentucky, United States

Died 18 Dec 1863 at age 20 in Indiantown, Camden, North Carolina, United States

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Richard Fox is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Richard Fox served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 20 Jun 1863
Mustered out: 18 Dec 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 5th US Colored Inf.

Private Richard Fox was killed in action during the United States Civil War.

Biography

Richard H Fox was born on June 20, 1843, in Mason, Kentucky. He was killed in action during the Civil War on December 18, 1863, in North Carolina at the age of 20.

Acknowledgements

More information on 5th Regiment United States Colored Infantry free space page - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:5th_Regiment_United_States_Colored_Infantry

Sources

• Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume I (Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, 1893), compiled and published under the Roster Commission of the Ohio General Assembly, pages 591-592 and 594-624 (unit rosters); image copy, HathiTrust Digital Library, (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015004198746 : accessed 9 Mar 2023).
• Wikipedia: 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
• Larry Stevens, "127th Ohio Infantry, 5th U.S. Colored Troops, " Ohio in the Civil War, http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw127.html : accessed 9 Mar 2023.
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• U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 - Ancestry
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