Nathaniel Sparrow (abt. 1829)

Born about 1829 in North Carolina, United States

Died [date unknown] in United States

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Biography

Nathaniel Sparrow is a part of US Black heritage.

Cpl Nathaniel Sparrow served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 27 March 1863
Mustered out: Nov 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. D, 54th Mass. Inf. (Colored)

Nathaniel was born about 1829 in North Carolina.

Occupations

• 1870: House Carpenter
• 1863: Carpenter

Residences

• 1870: Wilmington, North Carolina with his son
• 1863: Boston, Massachusetts (military enlistment)

Land Owner

• 1870: $400 real estate value. Their nearest land-owning neighbor includes carpenter Joseph Hall.

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Corporal 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 34 years old, married and working as a carpenter when he enlisted on 27 March 1863 in Boston, Massachusetts. Discharged November 1864.^[1]

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Emilio, Roster p. 358

• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1151; Page: 474A; Family History Library Film: 552650
• 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.)