Charles Jackson (abt. 1845)

Born about 1845 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Charles Jackson is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Charles Jackson served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Charles was born about 1845 in Massachusetts.

Occupations

• 1863: Laborer

Residences

• 1863: Monterey, Massachusetts (military enlistment)

In the 1870 census Charles (age 25), Laborer, was in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts.^[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 18 years old, single and working as a laborer when he enlisted on 17 December 1863 in Monterey, Massachusetts. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[2]

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
• African American Civil War veterans of Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_602; Page: 487B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #26463305 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Charles Jackson (25), Laborer, in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.
2. ↑ Emilio, Roster p. 346

• 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.)