Private
John
Shrewsbury
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Alvira (Unknown) Shrewsbury
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Elizabeth Sidney and Letisia (Hackley) Smith
Died
at about age 56
in Ohio, United States
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Biography
John Shrewsbury is a part of US Black heritage.
Private John Shrewsbury served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 28 Apr 1863
Mustered out: 25 Feb 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. I, 54th Massachusetts Inf. (Colored)
Enlisted: 28 Apr 1863
Mustered out: 25 Feb 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. I, 54th Massachusetts Inf. (Colored)
John Shrewsbury was born about 1842 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.[1] He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.
Occupations
- 1880: Laborer
- 1863: Boatman
Residences
- 1897: 585 Donaldson, Columbus, Ohio
- 1880: Meigs, Ohio with his wife and their adopted daughters
Military Service
During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company I of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the second[2] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 21 years old, married and working as a boatman when he enlisted on 28 April 1863 from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was wounded in action on 18 July 1863 at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, and discharged 25 February 1864 from Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island.[3]
- Military Pension Application No. 42713 Certificate No. 28117
- Military Pension Widow Application No. 668916 (Ohio)
Projects
Sources
- ↑ Compiled Military Service Record: Shrewsbury, John, Company I, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry, Compiled Military Service Record. Images available on Fold3.
- ↑ and the first with federal recognition; the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry regiment was against the wishes of the Secretary of War and filled only six companies, but did see action a full year before the 54th
- ↑ Emilio, McKay Roster
- 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Middleport, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: 1048; Page: 237B; Enumeration District: 116
- 1897 Columbus, Ohio city directory
- 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.)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #38228494
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Categories: Ohio, Free People of Color | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1880 US Census, Meigs County, Ohio | Middleport, Ohio | Second Battle of Fort Wagner | Wounded in Action, United States of America, United States Civil War | Columbus, Ohio | Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio | 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), United States Civil War