Kentucky USCT Pension files

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Kentucky USCT Pension files
1,633 Black Catholics are buried in unmarked graves in St. Louis Cemetery in Louisville, KY. Many of the men served in the Union army during the Civil War (the US Colored Troops), as Buffalo Soldiers, and in World War I. This project collects military records, especially pension files, that were uncovered from the National Archives. They will be used to tell these men's stories and, crucially, to get headstones from the Veterans Affairs department.
Bell, Felix, 12th USCT Pension

Bell, Felix, 12th USCT Pension

Felix Bell was a hospital steward (waiter) for the 12th and 101st USCT in Nashville. A civilian. His widow Hattie made a pension application with the assistance of crooks with a record of pension fraud. Her claim was denied but no criminal proceedings were made. His dates do not match the...

56 pages: 58% complete (100% transcribed, 41% needs review). Metadata completed.
Bell, Phelin (b. 1840), 16th USCT CMSR

Bell, Phelin (b. 1840), 16th USCT CMSR

Not a match for man buried in St. Louis Cemetery.

19 pages: 57% complete (100% transcribed, 42% needs review). Metadata completed.
Bell, Phelin (b. 1846), 16th USCT CMSR

Bell, Phelin (b. 1846), 16th USCT CMSR

Not a match for man buried in St. Louis Cemetery.

Collaboration is restricted.

26 pages: 96% complete (100% transcribed, 4% needs review). No metadata.
Bibb, Isaac, 17th USCT Pension

Bibb, Isaac, 17th USCT Pension

Not a match for the Isaac Bibb buried in St. Louis Cemetery. Served in 101th USCT in addition to 17th.

110 pages: 35% complete (97% transcribed, 62% needs review). Metadata completed.
Crawford, Solomon, 13th USCHA CMSR

Crawford, Solomon, 13th USCHA CMSR

See pension file. Wife buried at St. Louis Cemetery.

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19 pages: 26% complete (84% transcribed, 58% needs review). No metadata.
Crawford, Solomon, 13th USCHA Pension

Crawford, Solomon, 13th USCHA Pension

Wife Dina or Diana is buried at St. Louis Cemetery. Her maiden name was “Diana Glascock” or “Diana Foreman.” They were married by Rev. William Lewis, a Black Baptist minister, near Bardstown “many years before the war” – Sept 1838. Her residence in Louisville was the Little Sisters of the Poor...

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24 pages: 4% complete (21% transcribed, 17% needs review). No metadata.
Davis, Joseph (b. 1824), 18th USCT CMSR

Davis, Joseph (b. 1824), 18th USCT CMSR

There is a Joseph G. Davis who was buried in St. Louis Cemetery on 6/2/1873. Haven't been able to convincingly match him to one of these veterans.

Collaboration is restricted.

19 pages: 5% complete (100% transcribed, 95% needs review). No metadata.
Davis, Joseph (b. 1838), 18th USCT CMSR

Davis, Joseph (b. 1838), 18th USCT CMSR

There is a Joseph G. Davis who was buried in St. Louis Cemetery on 6/2/1873. Haven't been able to convincingly match him to one of these veterans.

Collaboration is restricted.

29 pages: 6% complete (100% transcribed, 93% needs review). No metadata.
Davis, Joseph (b. 1843), 18th USCT CMSR

Davis, Joseph (b. 1843), 18th USCT CMSR

There is a Joseph G. Davis who was buried in St. Louis Cemetery on 6/2/1873. Haven't been able to convincingly match him to one of these veterans.

Collaboration is restricted.

16 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed). No metadata.
Davis, Joseph (b.?) 17th U,SCT Medical Card

Davis, Joseph (b.?) 17th U,SCT Medical Card

There is a Joseph G. Davis who was buried in St. Louis Cemetery on 6/2/1873. Haven't been able to convincingly match him to one of these veterans.

Collaboration is restricted.

6 pages: 16% complete (100% transcribed, 83% needs review). No metadata.
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