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Surname/tag: afam_civil_war_veterans
The goal of this project is to capture a working list of African American Civil War veterans who were born, lived and/or died in Chester County, Pennsylvania. These men may have served with the 54th or 55th Massachusetts or the USCT (United States Colored Troops.)
Parent project: African American Civil War veterans by County
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Right now this project has one member: K Raymoure.
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Black American Soldiers of Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Soldier | Regiment(s) | Chester Birth | Chester Life | Chester Death |
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Private John W. Anderson | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private Solomon E. Anderson | 54th Massachusetts, Co. B | 1863 | Florence, SC | |
Private Samuel Berry | 54th Massachsuetts, Co. A | 1863 | ||
Private Lemuel Blake | 54th Massachusetts, Co. B | 1863 | ||
Private George Brown | 54th Massachusetts, Co. B | 1863 | ||
Private Jesse H. Brown | 54th Massachusetts, Co. B | abt. 1840 | 1863 | 26 Dec 1916 Union Hill Cemetery Kennett Square |
Private Morris Brown | 54th Massachusetts, Co. B | 1863 | Morris Island, SC | |
Private Andrew Clark | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | Morris Island, SC | |
Private Thomas F. Cooper | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | Beaufort, SC | |
Private George Counsel | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private John W. Dixon | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | x | |
Private George Grant | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | 13 Nov 1873 | |
Private George Henry Hall | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | 1867 | |
Private Solomon Hazard | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private John Henson | 54th Massachusetts, Co. C | 1843 Coatesville | 1860-1863 East Fallowfield | 12 Mar 1880 Coatesville |
Private Lewis Hercules | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | Jacksonville, FL | |
Private Clayton Johnson | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private William Jones | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private Thomas Lloyd | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | Morris Island, SC | |
Sergeant George F. Merriman | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | Beaufort, SC | |
Private Jeremiah Parker | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private Charles Henry Preston | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private William Rigby | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private Francis J. Rudolph | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | 15 Jul 1893 | |
Private William H. Rudolph | 24th USCT | 1850 | ||
Private John L. Shirley | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | 28 Apr 1905 | |
Private Edward H. Smith | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private Enos Spriggs | 54th Massachusetts | 22 Dec 1844 | 1863 | 20 Apr 1907 |
Private George R. Vanleer | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private Stephen Washington | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | ||
Private William Henry Washington | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | 29 Sep 1878 | |
Private Samuel R. Wilson | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 | Florence, SC | |
Private John Wright | 54th Massachusetts | 1863 |
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