U.S. Colored Troops
Civil War - Union Army
The African-American soldiers listed below all listed Anderson County, Kentucky
as their birthplace when they enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War.
This information submitted by Erik Thorson
Please note: There is additional information attached to the name of Walker Lillard, just click on the name to retrieve the information. This, also is courtesy of Erik Thorson. If anyone has additional information about any of these soldiers and you'd like to share it, we'd be more than happy to include it. Thank you for your help.
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Names in red and all links (except to Walker Lillard) added July 1, 2011.
The following links include a number of the troops on this list.
Please check out:
Simpsonville Civil War Massacre
and
5th U.S. Colored Calvary at Simpsonville, KY
Again, thanks to Erik Thorson.
Name |
Enlistment Date |
Enlistment Location |
Regiment |
Est. Birth Date |
Anderson, John | 9/17/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1844 |
Baker, William | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1829 |
Black, Mark | 10/7/1864 | Lexington, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1842 |
Bond, Joseph | 9/1/1864 | Lebanon, KY | 13th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1829 |
Bond, William | 8/8/1864 | Cincinnati, OH | 5th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1843 |
Brooks, Sheldon | 12/22/1863 | Memphis, TN | 3rd U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1825 |
Brannon, Sanford | 5/1/1863 | Lake Providence, LA | 10th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent); 48th U.S. Colored Infantry |
1832 |
Bryant, Anthony | 9/17/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1836 |
Bucy, Jordon | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1829 |
Bucy, Luke | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1845 |
Bunting/Bunton, Clay/Charles | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1844 |
Bush, Alexander | 9/16/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1841 |
Bush, Henry | 9/21/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1843 |
Clay, Grant | 8/8/1864 | Evansville, IN | 28th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1839 |
Clayton, George | 4/7/1865 | Louisville, KY | 13th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1849 |
Coke, Samuel | 10/7/1864 | Lexington, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1824 |
Coleman, John | 9/17/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1832 |
Craig, Fountain | 5/30/1865 | Lexington, KY | 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1836 |
Egbert, Obadiah | 9/21/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1845 |
Ellis, James | 9/28/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1846 |
Ellison, Daniel | 9/21/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1846 |
Embrey, Green | 9/28/1863 | Helena, AR | 54th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1838 |
Fiddle, Henry | 9/17/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1844 |
Ford, Frank | 9/10/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1844 |
Franklin, George | 9/4/1864 | Helena, AR | 2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery | 1838 |
Franklin, Mark | 7/22/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1838 |
George, Isaac | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1843 |
Gillen/Jillin/Lillen, James | 9/19/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1841 |
Grason, Thomas | 10/4/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1836 |
Grayson, Thomas | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1846 |
Hackley, James | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1845 |
Hams, Edward | 9/27/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1846 |
Hanks, Joseph | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1839 |
Harral/Harrall/Harrell, Adam/Adams | 3/14/1865 | Paducah, KY | 13th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1826 |
Harriden/Harridon, Edmund | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1846 |
Harris, Joseph | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1836 |
Hawkins, Jefferson | 8/16/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1827 |
Hayden, Philip/Phillip | 8/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1833 |
Hayden, Jefferson | 8/19/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1845 |
Howard, Norval/Norvel/Norvell | 8/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1829 |
Hughes/Hughs, Samuel | 11/21/1863 | Wyandotte, KS | 18th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1838 |
Jackson, Benjamin | 9/13/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1844 |
Jackson, Gerry/Jerry | 8/13/1863 | Natchez, MS | 49th U.S. Colored Infantry died 10/31/1864 Vicksburg, MS of lung fever |
1845 |
Jenkins, Jacob | 8/1/1863 | Natchez, MS | 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1839 |
Johnson, George | 8/1/1863 | Natchez, MS | 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1842 |
Jones, Jarrett E. | 5/29/1863 | Readville, MA | 55th Massachusetts Colored Infantry | 1835 |
Jordan/Jordin/Jordon , Haskin/Haskins | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1844 |
Lancaster, Henry/Jerry | 9/10/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1844 |
Lillard, George | 2/12/1864 | Wyandotte, KS | 18th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1820 |
Lillard, Walker | 3/21/1864 | Mexico, MO | 68th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1838 |
Lillard, David | 3/21/1864 | Mexico, MO | 68th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1841 |
Maddison, William | 9/10/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1845 |
McCall, Marcellus | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1844 |
McMichael/McMitchel/McMitchell, Charles | 9/21/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1846 |
Meyers, Abraham/Edmond | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1843 |
Monroe, Thomas | 4/22/1864 | Indianapolis, IN | 28th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1832 |
Montjoy/Mountjoy, John | 3/1/1865 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1834 |
Montjoy/Mountjoy, Thomas | 8/5/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1843 |
Mukes, George | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1840 |
Myers, Edmund | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1821 |
Nicholas/Nicholes/Nichols, Thomas | 8/18/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1836 |
Overton , Jackson | 10/1/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1819 |
Payne, Joe | 3/17/1865 | Lebanon, KY | 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1847 |
Pernel, John | 9/29/1863 | Elk River, TN | 12th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1844 |
Rennick, Squire | 2/23/1864 | Wyandotte, KS | 18th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1838 |
Riley, Dudey/Dudley | 10/11/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1834 |
Robinson, Washington | 7/26/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1821 |
Saffell, Lonellen | 10/4/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1840 |
Skinner, Henry | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1839 |
Slaughter, Thomas | 10/11/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1841 |
Slaughter, Edmund | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1846 |
Smith, Band/Bond/Bund | 9/21/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1829 |
Sutton, James | 10/18/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 6th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1841 |
Tayler, Allen | 8/27/1864 | Lexington, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1821 |
Taylor, William | 1/27/1865 | Philadelphia, PA | 24th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1833 |
Taylor, James | 9/14/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1844 |
Thomas, Grant | 9/9/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1846 |
Tinsley, William J. | 8/8/1864 | Mexico, MO | 18th U.S. Colored Infantry | 1823 |
Walker, George | 10/6/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1831 |
Walkerson, Richard | 8/18/1863 | Natchez, MS | 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1839 |
Washington, Jr., George | 9/21/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1846 |
White, George | 9/10/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry | 1846 |
Wilson, David | 9/21/1864 | Camp Nelson, KY | 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1845 |
Wood, Logan | 4/17/1864 | Knoxville, TN | 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery | 1843 |
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