John W. Moore (abt. 1840)

Born about 1840 in Ontario, New York, United States

Died [date unknown] in United States

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Biography

John Moore is a part of US Black heritage.

Private John Moore served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 21 Mar 1863
Mustered out: 30 Jun 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. D, 54th Mass. Inf. (Colored)

John W. Moore was born about 1840^[1]-1845^[2] in Grimsby^[3], Ontario^[2], Canada or Ontario County, New York.^[4] He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Religion

• 1881^[2]: Catholic

Occupations

• 1863^[1][3], 1881^[2]: Gunsmith

Residences

• 1881: Windsor, Essex County, Ontario with his wife Susanna and their child Mary^[2]
• 1863: Dundas, Ontario (military enlistment)^[1]

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company D 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 23 years old, married and working as a gunsmith when he enlisted on 21 March 1863 in Readville, Massachusetts.^[4] from Morris Island, South Carolina.^[1]

Company D was present at the Battle of Olustee on 20 February 1864.

Military Pension

Military Pension Application No. 112488 (27 July 1866)^[5][6] Note: His application was not approved.

requested; pending digitization and processing

Research Notes

Raymoure-1 20:31, 8 May 2020 (UTC): The post-war records in Canada are high confidence, but not yet confirmed with military records.

Raymoure-1 21:27, 8 May 2020 (UTC): No obvious vital records on Ancestry.com Library Edition. The marriage between John Moore and Susanah Hazelton is likely not a match.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Emilio, McKay Roster p. 357
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} 1881 federal census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} military descriptive roll; see also Images
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Compiled Military Service Record: Moore, John W., "Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops," 54th Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), Images available on FamilySearch.
5. ↑ 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: 334
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #1248821 (accessed 18 May 2023)
   Name: John W Moore; Unit: 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Company D; Filing Date: 27 Jul 1866; Relation to Head: Soldier.
6. ↑ military pension index

• 1881 Canada Census Year: 1881; Census Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C_13281; Page: 30; Family No: 151
• 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.)
• Fold3.com. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900." National Archives Catalog #2588825. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942." Free Access Black History Collection Records 5-28 February 2019.