Soldiers from North Carolina
in the
135th US Colored Infantry
(Transcribed and prepared by Renee Ingram)

Companies A - K

Descriptive Book of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Regiment, US Colored Infantry

Enlistment on March 27, 1865 at Goldsboro, North Carolina
Mustered in on March 28, 1865 at Page Station, North Carolina
North Carolina Residents

A
Asher, Rayford                  Co. B
Ashford, Simon                  Co. K
Audrey, Ned                     Co. E
B
Bertha, John                    Co. B
Birch, Postal                   Co. B
Black, Simon                    Co. G
Bleu, Lewis                     Co. E
Bouden, Jones                   Co. K
Brewer, Isom                    Co. C
Brewer, Peter                   Co. C
Brock, James                    Co. H
Buoy, Aleck                     Co. G
Buoy, Albert                    Co. G
Burgess, Albert                 Co. H
Burgess, Siras                  Co. H
Butler, Peter                   Co. D
C
Campbell, Gadly                 Co. G
Chavis, John                    Co. D
Chestner, Daniel                Co. C
Chestnut, Allen                 Co. C
Chestnut, Henry                 Co. H
Childs, Alexander               Co. A
Clinton, Julius                 Co. K
Cobb, Amos                      Co. A
Cogdel, Abraham                 Co. G
Cogdel, George                  Co. G
Cogdel, Jacob                   Co. G
Cogdel, Silas                   Co. G
Cogwell, Bryant                 Co. G
Collins, Alfred                 Co. E
Cooper, Charles                 Co. I
Covington, Manual               Co. B
Cremety, Wesley                 Co. E
Crowley, Jack                   Co. G
D
Davis, Charles                  Co. K
Deridon, John                   Co. G
Drake, Matthew                  Co. E
Dun, Robert                     Co. G
Durden, Cyrus                   Co. B
Durden, Thomas                  Co. B
E
Edmondson, James                Co. E
Evans, Buck                     Co. B
Evans, Mars                     Co. D
Evans, Robert                   Co. D
F
Facen, Allen                    Co. C
Facen, Henry                    Co. C
Fazen, Amos                     Co. B
Fazen, Dennis                   Co. B
Fazen, Solomon                  Co. B
Flowers, Burrell                Co. K
Fort, Haycen                    Co. E
Fort, Phillip                   Co. E
Fort, Reuben                    Co. B
Foster, Solomon                 Co. A
Fulton, Thomas                  Co. D
G
Gibson, James                   Co. A
Gibson, Simon                   Co. D
Gilmore, Andrew                 Co. D
Gilmore, Henry                  Co. D
Gilmore, Joseph                 Co. D
H
Hargrove, John                  Co. B
Henry, Isaac                    Co. D
Herd, Giles                     Co. A
Hicks, Michael                  Co. B
Hicks, William                  Co. B
Hill, Henry                     Co. H
Hobbs, Amos                     Co. C
Hobbs, Thomas                   Co. C
Hobbs, William                  Co. C
Holmes, Francis                 Co. C
Holmes, Haywood                 Co. H
Holmes, Square                  Co. H
Holton, Allen                   Co. A
Hooper, James                   Co. D
Hops, Jacob                     Co. K
Howard, William                 Co. B
Hughes, Ramsey                  Co. I
Hughes, Thomas                  Co. I
I
Ingram, John                    Co. E
J
Jackson, Andrew                 Co. I
Johnson, Charles                Co. H
Johnson, James                  Co. E
Johnson, Thomas                 Co. C
Jones, Aaron                    Co. C
L
Lane, Edward                    Co. E
Laval, Simon                    Co. C
Leech, Berry                    Co. E
Leggett, Truss                  Co. A
Lewis, Needham                  Co. C
Lin, Henry                      Co. G
Lin, Kennedy                    Co. G
Linkhorn, Julius                Co. D
Louis, Benjamin                 Co. C
M
Magaha, Albert                  Co. G
Malloy, Calep                   Co. I
Manley, Henry                   Co. E
Manning, Daniel                 Co. A
Marsh, Daniel                   Co. C
Marshall, John                  Co. I
Matthews, Allen                 Co. C
McCall, James                   Co. A
McCannon, Henry                 Co. K
McCarter, Caesar                Co. E
McClain, Jackson                Co. I
McClem, Jack                    Co. H
McConigan, John                 Co. A
McCrea, Adam                    Co. D
McCrea, Henry                   Co. D
McCrea, James                   Co. D
McCrea, Minger                  Co. D
McDaniels, Aaron                Co. G
McDaniels, Abraham              Co. E
McDuffey, Morris                Co. H
McKinney, Nathan                Co. C
McLaughlin, Thomas              Co. F
McMillen, Edward                Co. E
McMillen, Neal                  Co. F
McMillon, Emanuel               Co. F
McNeal, Cane                    Co. G
McNeal, Lewis                   Co. G
McNeal, Ramsey                  Co. G
McNeal, Wilson                  Co. E
McNear, Sandy                   Co. G
McNear, Winslow                 Co. G
Miller, Washington              Co. F
Moore, Dimond                   Co. H
Moore, Lewis                    Co. H
Moseley, Joseph                 Co. C
Murphy, Elias                   Co. B
Murphy, Harry                   Co. G
Murphy, Isley                   Co. B
Murphy, Richard                 Co. B
Murphy, William                 Co. B
N
Nelson, Melvin                  Co. H
Nicholas, Columbus              Co. K
Nicholas, Edmund                Co. K
O
Odom, Ezeakel                   Co. C
Owens, Elias                    Co. C
Owens, Elias                    Co. E
P
Page, Patrick                   Co. K
Parker, Columbus                Co. C
Parker, Ervin                   Co. C
Parker, Franklin                Co. C
Parker, James                   Co. E
Parker, Love                    Co. K
Parker, Thomas                  Co. E
Parmer, Wesley                  Co. B
Pate, Alfred                    Co. C
Patterson, Mansfield            Co. F
Powell, Lewis                   Co. D
Powell, Washington              Co. D
R
Rawl, Harry                     Co. H
Riles, Handy                    Co. D
Robertson, James                Co. A
Rodwell, Joseph                 Co. B
Rools, Dallas                   Co. F
Rools, Joseph                   Co. F
Rools, Judson                   Co. F
Ryles, John                     Co. K
S
Sampson, John                   Co. H
Sandy, Arthur                   Co. B
Sellers, Benjamin               Co. E
Sherwood, Jack                  Co. D
Smith, Thomas                   Co. E
Smith, Thomas                   Co. C
Smith, Toney                    Co. F
Sparrow, John                   Co. C
Spearman, Jackson               Co. B
Spearman, Owen                  Co. H
Spell, Allen                    Co. E
Sprewer, Essac                  Co. H
Stackhouse, John                Co. H
Stewart, Lock                   Co. G
Sutton, Thomas                  Co. G
T
Thompson, Alfred                Co. C
Thompson, Isaac                 Co. A
Thompson, Jacob                 Co. B
Thompson, John                  Co. B
Thompson, Peter                 Co. B
Thompson, Rayford               Co. B
Thompson, Robert                Co. B
Thompson, Sona                  Co. B
Thompson, Willis                Co. B
Tribus, Alexander               Co. I
Turner, Isaac                   Co. I
U
Umphrey, Moses                  Co. I
W
Walker, Benjamin                Co. A
Walker, David                   Co. D
Walker, Henry                   Co. A
Warren, Branson                 Co. E
Watson, Stephen                 Co. G
Weathers, Charles               Co. G
Weatherspoon, Samuel            Co. G
White, Haywood                  Co. C
White, John                     Co. F
Whitehead, Oliver               Co. D
Whitehead, Tom                  Co. D
Whitfield, Alfred               Co. G
Whitley, Haywood                Co. E
Williams, Frank                 Co. B
Wooden, Jack                    Co. G

     NAME                     DESCRIPTION                 WHERE BORN      OCCUPATION      ENLISTED                                     REMARKS
                       AGE COMPLEX  EYES  HAIR  FT IN   STATE  TOWN OR COUNTY           WHEN     WHERE              BY WHOM

Company "A"
Childs, Alexander      34   Black  Black  Black  6  2     NC     -            Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain Andrew J. Moore     Appointed to Corporal on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
Cobb, Amos             19   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Foster, Solomon        30   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC     -            Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Gibson, James          18   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC     -            Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Herd, Giles            21   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Concord         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Holton, Allen          20   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC     -            Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Leggett, Truss         20   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC     -            Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Manning, Daniel        33   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Lumberton       Shoemaker 27-Mar  Goldsboro              "
McCall, James          26   Black  Black  Black  5 11     NC  Floral College  Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McConigan, John        18   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Wayne Co.       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Robertson, James       27   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  New Bern[e]     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, Isaac        18   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Walker, Benjamin       26   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Walker, Henry          26   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Lexington       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "B"
Asher, Rayford         18   Dark   Black  Black  5  5     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain George W. Whitney
Bertha, John           20   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Died on June 28, 1865 in Regiment Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky
Birch, Postal          26   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Wadesboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Covington, Manual      19   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Rockingham      Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Discharged on May 24, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia
Durden, Cyrus          20   Yellow Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Durden, Thomas         21   Dark   Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Evans, Buck            25   Dark   Black  Black  5  5     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Fazen, Amos            19   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Duplin Co.      Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Fazen, Dennis          22   Dark   Black  Black  5  7     NC  Duplin Co.      Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Fazen, Solomon         21   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Duplin Co.      Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Fort, Reuben           35   Yellow Black  Black  6  4     NC  Canton Dist.    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Promoted to 3rd Corporal on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
Ha[r]grove, John       20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Hicks, Michael         37   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Hicks, William         24   Dark   Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Promoted to Corporal on August 17, 1865 Special Order No. 10 Regiment Headquarters
Howard, William        26   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Hanover Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Deserted on August 1, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky
Murphy, Elias          18   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Murphy, Isley          18   Dark   Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Sent to hospital in Raleigh, NC on April 24, 1865
Murphy, Richard        19   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Murphy, William        22   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Hanover Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Rodwell, Joseph        22   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Warrenton       Laborer  10-May   Manchester, VA         "
Sandy, Arthur          29   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Spearman, Jackson      24   Yellow Black  Black  6  1     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Mustered out on May 24, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia per order of the War Dept.
Thompson, Jacob        19   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, John         20   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, Peter        24   Dark   Black  Black  6  1     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, Rayford      20   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, Robert       20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, Sona         31   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, Willis       19   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Parmer, Wesley         35   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Warrenton       Laborer  10-May   Manchester, VA         "
Williams, Frank        27   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Raleigh         Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "C"
Brewer, Isom           22   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Shoemaker 27-Mar  Goldsboro   Captain Thomas L. Mitchell
Brewer, Peter          19   Dark   Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Chestner, Daniel       20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Chestnut, Allen        21   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Died on August 2, 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky of inflammation of the brain*
Facen, Allen           20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Facen, Henry           21   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Died on May 9, 1865 at Company Quarters in Manchester, Virginia of bilious fever
Hobbs, Amos            20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Hobbs, Thomas          20   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Died on May 23, 1865 at the US General Hospital in Richmond, Virginia of pneumonia
Hobbs, William         20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Holmes, Francis        40   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Died on July 3, 1865 at the L'Ouverture USA General Hospital for Colored Troops in Alexandria, Virginia of chronic diarrhea
Johns[t]on, Thomas     21   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Jones, Aaron           19   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Snow Hill       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Laval, Simon           20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Lewis, Nedom [Needham] 20   Dark   Black  Black  6  -     NC  Wayne Co.       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Louis, Benjamin        18   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Wayne Co.       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Marsh, Daniel          23   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Matthews, Allen        20   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Mos[e]ley, Joseph      18   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McKinney, Nathan       21   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Odo[e]m, Ezeakel       24   Dark   Black  Black  6  -     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Sick at the L'Ouverture USA General Hospital for Colored Troops in Alexandria, Virginia on June 19, 1865
Owens, Elias           22   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Parker, Columbus       26   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Died on April 30, 1865 at Regiment Hospital at Neuse River, North Carolina of bilious fever
Parker, Ervin          22   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Parker, Franklin       20   Yellow Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Died on June 7, 1865 at the L'Ouverture USA General Hospital for Colored Troops in Alexandria, Virginia of acute diarrhea
Pate, Alfred           25   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Smith, Thomas          29   Dark   Black  Black  5 11     NC  Wayne Co.       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Sparrow, John          25   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Greene Co.      Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Thompson, Alfred       20   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
White, Haywood         24   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "D"
Butler, Peter          30   Dark   Black  Black  5 11     NC  Cumberland      Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain John E. Klock
Chavis, John           44   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Granville       Carpenter 27-Mar  Goldsboro              "
Evans, Robert          21   Yellow Grey   Brown  5  8     NC  Fayetteville    Coachman 27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Evans, Mars            18   Dark   Black  Black  5  3     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Fulton, Thomas         18   Dark   Black  Black  5  5     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Gibson, Simon          21   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Richmond Co.    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Gilmore, Andrew        18   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Bla[y]den Co.   Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Gilmore, Henry         21   Brown  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Gilmore, Joseph        22   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Henry, Isaac           18   Black  Black  Black  5  3     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Hooper, James          22   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Fayetteville    Fisherman 27-Mar  Goldsboro              "                Promoted to 1st Sergeant on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
Linkhorn, Julius       18   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McCrea, Adam           20   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McCrea, Henry          18   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McCrea, James          20   Black  Black  Black  5  3     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McCrea, Minger         19   Dark   Black  Black  5  5     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Powell, Lewis          20   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Robeson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Powell, Washington     18   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Robeson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
[P]salter, Anthony     25   Yellow Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Shoemaker 27-Mar  Goldsboro              "
Riles, Handy           21   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Sherwood, Jack         22   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Wayne Co.       Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Walker, David          18   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Fayetteville    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Whitehead, Oliver      24   Black  Black  Black  5 10     NC  Bla[y]den Co.   Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Whitehead, Tom         26   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Bla[y]den Co.   Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "E"
A[n]udrey, Ned         37   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Sampson Co.     Carpenter 27-Mar  Goldsboro   Captain George W. Johnson  Appointed to Sergeant on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
Bleu, Lewis            24   Dark   Black  Black  6  2 1/2 NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Collins, Alfred        45   Light  Grey   Black  5  7     NC  Nash Co.        Farmer   03-May   Warrenton              "
Cremety, Wesley        18   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Clinton         Carpenter 27-Mar  Goldsboro              "
Drake, Matthew         33   Dark   Black  Black  5  6 1/2 NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Edmondson, James       36   Dark   Black  Black  5  6 1/4 NC  Greene Co.      Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Fort, H[u]aycen        19   Dark   Black  Black  5 10     NC  Bla[y]den Co.   Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Fort, Phillip          27   Dark   Black  Black  5  6 1/2 NC  Wayne Co.       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Ingram, John           36   Dark   Black  Black  5  5 3/4 NC  Monroe          Miller   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Johnson, James         20   Dark   Black  Black  5  4     NC  Franklin Co.    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Leech, Berry           18   Dark   Black  Black  5  5 1/2 NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Lane, Edward           23   Dark   Black  Black  5  8     NC  Bla[y]den Co.   Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Manley, Henry          25   Dark   Black  Black  5  5 1/4 NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McDaniels, Abraham     29   Dark   Black  Black  5  5     NC  Cumberland Co.  Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McMillen, Edward       18   Dark   Black  Black  5  7 1/2 NC  Wake Co.        Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McCarter, Caesar       35   Dark   Black  Black  5  6     NC  Lumberton       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McNeal, Wilson         18   Dark   Black  Black  5  4     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Owens, Elias           33   Dark   Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Sick at the L'Ouverture USA General Hospital for Colored Troops in Alexandria, Virginia on June 7, 1865
Parker, James          23   Light  Brown  Black  5  4     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Parker, Thomas         20   Dark   Brown  Black  6  3/4   NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Sellers, Benjamin      25   Dark   Black  Black  5  4     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Smith, Thomas          30   Dark   Black  Black  5  7 1/2 NC  Bertie Co.      Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Spell, Allen           19   Dark   Black  Black  5  5 1/2 NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Deserted on May 12, 1865 at Manchester, Virginia
Warren, Branson        18   Dark   Black  Black  5  5 1/4 NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Whit[t]ley, Haywood    25   Light  Black  Black  5  5 1/2 NC  Johnson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "F"
Miller, Washington     18   Dark   Dark   Dark   5  5     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain Elmore Hazen
McLaughlin, Thomas     40   Black  Black  Black  5 10     NC  Robeson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McMillen, Nea[i]l      21   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Robeson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McMillon, Emanuel      18   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Patterson, Mansfield   19   Black  Black  Black  5 10     NC  Robeson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Rools, Dalas [Dallis]  20   Dark   Dark   Dark   5  5     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Rools, Joseph          23   Dark   Dark   Dark   5  5     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Rools, Judson          18   Dark   Dark   Dark   5  5     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Smith, Toney           19   Dark   Dark   Dark   5  4     NC  Robeson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
White, John            21   Dark   Dark   Dark   5  9     NC      -           Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "G"
Black, Simon           27   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain Oliver P. Flemming
Buoy, Aleck            22   Black  Black  Black  6  -     NC  Raleigh         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Buoy, Albert           26   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Campbell, Gadly        21   Black  Black  Black  6  9     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Cogdel, Abraham        20   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Cogdel[l], George      21   Yellow Black  Black  5  7     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Cogdel[l], Jacob       21   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Cogdel, Silas          18   Yellow Black  Black  5  7     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Cogwell, Bryant        42   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Crowley, Jack          21   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Deridon, John          18   Black  Black  Black  5 11     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Dun, Robert            17   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Wake Co.        Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Lin, Henry             22   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Raleigh         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Lin, Kennedy           21   Yellow Black  Black  5  7     NC  Raleigh         Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Magaha, Albert         22   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McDaniels, Aaron       29   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Cumberland Co.  Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McNear, Sandy          19   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McNear, Winslow        19   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McNeal, Cane           25   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Raleigh         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McNeal, Lewis          21   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McNeal, Ramsey         22   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Murphy, Harry          24   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Stewart, Lock          18   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Lumberton       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Sutton, Thomas         20   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Kinston         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Watson, Stephen        21   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Randolph        Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Weathers, Charles      24   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Raleigh         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Weatherspoon, Samuel   23   Black  Black  Black  5 10     NC  Raleigh         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Whitfield, Alfred      20   Light  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Goldsboro       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Appointed to Corporal on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
Wooden, Jack           17   Black  Black  Black  5 10     NC  Monroe          Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "H"
Brock, James           28   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Lumberton       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain Lloyd D. Pocock
Burgess, Albert        20   Black  Black  Black  5  3     NC  Warren          Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Burgess, Siras         24   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Warren          Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Chestnut, Henry        20   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Hill, Henry            23   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Wilmington      Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Holmes, Haywood        20   Black  Black  Black  5  1     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Deserted on April 30, 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina
Holmes, Square         22   Black  Black  Black  5 10     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Promoted to 3rd Corporal on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
McClem, Jack           20   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McDuffey, Morris       26   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Moore, Dimond          21   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Moore, Lewis           29   Black  Black  Black  5  3     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Promoted to 7th Corporal on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
Nelson, Melvin         25   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Rawl, Harry            20   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Sampson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Sampson, John          20   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Clinton         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Deserted on April 30, 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina
Spearman, Owen         20   Black  Black  Black  5  2     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Sprewer, Essac         22   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Warrenton       Farmer   08-May   Petersburg, VA         "
Stackhouse, John       29   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Raleigh         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "I"
Booker, Jacob          19   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain Theodore F. Fisher
Bradley, Taylor        24   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Fayetteville    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Cooper, Charles        34   Black  Black  Black  5 10     NC  Madison         Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "                Promoted to 4th Sergeant on March 28, 1865 by order of Colonel John E. Gurley
Hughes, Ramsey         19   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Richmond Co.    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Hughes, Thomas         35   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Richmond Co.    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Jackson, Andrew        18   Brown  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Richmond Co.    Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Malloy, Cale[b]p       38   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Stewartsville   Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Marshall, John         20   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Faybee          Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McClain, Jackson       20   Black  Black  Black  5  8     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Tribus, Alexander      20   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Lexington       Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Turner, Isaac          18   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Greenville      Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Umphrey, Moses         23   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Robeson Co.     Farmer   27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

Company "K"
Ashford[t], Simon      18   Black  Black  Black  5  7     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro   Captain William Johnson
Bouden, Jones          18   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Clinton, Julius        24   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Anson Co.       Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Davis, Charles         27   Black  Black  Black  6  -     NC  Lumberton       Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Flowers, Burrell       20   Black  Black  Black  5  5     NC  Wayne Co.       Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Hops, Jacob            19   Black  Black  Black  5  6     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
McCannon, Henry        23   Black  Black  Black  6  -     NC  Richmond Co.    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Nicholas, Columbus     18   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Rockingham      Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Nicholas, Edmund       18   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Richmond Co.    Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Page, Patrick          18   Black  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Wayne Co.       Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Parker, Love           18   Brown  Black  Black  5  4     NC  Clinton         Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "
Ryles, John            22   Black  Black  Black  5  9     NC  Sampson Co.     Laborer  27-Mar   Goldsboro              "

* I certify, on honor, that the above inventory comprises all the effects of Private Daniel Chestner, deceased,
and that the effects are in the hands of his brother Thomas Johns[t]on, private of Company "C" 135th Regiment
of the U.S. Colored Infantry. They claimed to be brothers belonging to different masters and derived their names therefrom.

                                                     Signed by
                                                     Thomas L. Mitchell
Station: Louisville, Ky                              Captain
Date: August 2, 1865                                 Commanding the Company

Note: In cases where discrepancies appear in these records regarding "Description" and "Where Born", the Declaration of Recruit - Volunteer Enlistment documents were used.

Revised: October 2, 2000

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