Biography

Ezekiel Barcus is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Ezekiel Barcus served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 11 Mar 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 54th Mass. Inf. (Colored)

Ezekiel was in Philadelphia, working as a brickmaker at the onset of the Civil War. He enlisted and served with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. ^[1]

Birth

It is not known where Ezekiel was born. In the 1850 Census it was "unknown" ^[2] while in 1860 it was "Deleware." ^[3]

Marriage

Ezekiel's wife was named Jane. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Children

• Ellen Barcus (1847)
• Mary Barcus (1849)
• Francis A Barcus (1853)
• Harrison Barcus (1856) ^[7]
• John Barcus (1859)

Occupations

• 1860, 1863: Brick maker

Residences

• 1863: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)
• 1850-1860: Bridgeton, New Jersey with his wife and children

Military Service

Ezekiel enlisted as a Private in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry - the first regiment made up entirely of enlisted men of color - and was assigned to Company B. He was 36 years old, married and working as a brickmaker when he enlisted on 11 March 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[8]

Death

Ezekiel's date of death is alternately given as 9 or 10 December 1863. It is likely that he died on 9 December and was interred on the 10th. He passed away at the Regimental Hospital on Morris Island in South Carolina, of dysentery. ^{[9] [10]} He was buried in Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina in Section 16 Site 1268. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Register of USCT Deaths
2. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census
3. ↑ 1860 US Federal Census
4. ↑ NJ Births
5. ↑ 1850 US Federal Census
6. ↑ 1860 US Federal Census
7. ↑ NJ Births
8. ↑ Emilio, Roster p. 344
9. ↑ Emilio, Roster p. 344
10. ↑ Register of USCT Deaths
11. ↑ National Cemetery Administration
12. ↑ Find A Grave
13. ↑ Interment Control Forms
14. ↑ Department of Defense

• Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Quartermaster General. (09/18/1947–08/01/1962). Burial Registers of Military Post and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862–ca. 1960. ARC ID: 4478151. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 September 2018); Grave Site: 1268.
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1894; pg. 344.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 April 2018), memorial page for Ezekiel L Barcus (unknown–10 Dec 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 2947155, citing Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by James Ahaesy (contributor 49059682).
• Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland; database and digital images, "U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2018)
• National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator; database and digital images, "U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2018); citing the National Cemetery Administration.
• New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1931, Index, FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah: 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records; database and digital images, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 April 2018); citing

• Register of U.S. Colored Troop Deaths During the Civil War 1861–1865. ARC ID: 1226169. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s–1917, Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "U.S., Register of Colored troop Deaths During the Civil War, 1861-1865," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2018).

• Seventh Census of the United States, 1850 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "1850 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2018); citing Year: 1850; Census Place: Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: M432_446; Page: 211B; Image: 436.

• 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; database and digital images, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2018); citing Year: 1860; Census Place: Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: M653_687; Page: 427; Family History Library Film: 803687.