William N. Jackson (abt. 1842 - 1863)

Born about 1842 in New York, United States

Died 15 Oct 1863 at about age 21 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Jackson is a part of US Black heritage.

Private William Jackson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 10 Mar 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. A, 54th Massachusetts Inf.

Private William Jackson died of disease during the United States Civil War.

William was born circa 1842 in Miland, New York.^[1] He was the child of John and Sarah Ann Jackson.

He never married and had no children.

Military Service and Death

Private in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 21 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 10 March 1863 in Hudson, New York. He died of consumption on 16 October 1863 on Morris Island in South Carolina.^[1]

Mother's Pension

His mother, Sarah Ann Jackson, successfully applied for a pension based on William's service. (Application number 48387; certificate number 70807.)^[2]

Sarah Ann's pension file is available on Fold3.^[3]

Research Notes

There are several William Jacksons in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Care must be taken to pay attention to the company the man served in.

There are several Jackson families in the Hudson, New York area who are Black. Sarah Ann's pension file makes the following statement on page 23, regarding statements made earlier by Anthony Jackson and Michael Jackson:

"That said Anthony and Michael Jackson are in no wise related to her husband John Johnson deceased, That they belong to a distinct family of Jacksons from her husband and son, that there are in the City of Hudson as many as six different and [sic] families of the name Jackson among the colored people of the City of Hudson."^[3]

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Compiled Military Service Record: Jackson, William N., Company A, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Compiled Military Service Record. Images available on Fold3.
2. ↑ 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: 239
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #2002020 (accessed 20 October 2022)
   Name: William N Jackson; Unit: 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A; Relation to Head: Soldier; Roll number: 239.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Mother's Pension: Jackson, William H., Company A, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Sarah A. Jackson mother pension.Images available on Fold3.

• 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.)