Jordan Dorton (1844 - 1863)

Born 1844 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Died 18 Dec 1863 at about age 19 in Camden, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Jordan Dorton is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Jordan Dorton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 9 Jun 1863
Mustered out: 18 Dec 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 5th US Colored Inf.

Private Jordan Dorton was killed in action during the United States Civil War.

Jordan was born in 1844 in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Jordan enlisted in the Union Army in Cincinnati, Ohio in June 1863. He served as a Private with Company G of the 5th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops until he was killed in action in December 1863 in Camden County, North Carolina in the battle of Indiantown

His mother Charlotte Dorton applied for a military pension in 1880 based on Jordan's service, but it does not appear to have been approved.^[1]

Research Notes

MIlitary records have conflicting information concerning death; some indicate he was killed in action on Dec. 18th, another states he died on Dec 19th of wounds received on the 18th.

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 126
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #1273532 (accessed 26 May 2023)
   Name: Jordan Dorton; Unit: G. 5 U.s.c. Infantry; Relation to Head: Soldier; Mother: Charlotte Dorton.

• "United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSX1-K35Z-J?cc=3518724 : 18 July 2022), > image 1 of 1.