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African American Civil War Veterans
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24th United States Colored Infantry
- Beasley, Robert, 24th USCI, Company G. Died December 10, 1893 at age 75.
Mustered in 28 February 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lebanon Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County
- Bolen, George, Company D, 24th USCI. Mustered in 15 February
1865, mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County
Notes: Bates lists this person as George "Boleni."
- Boyer, John, Company D, 24th USCI. Mustered in 14 February 1865, mustered out
with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: unknown. Born in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Died at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4 August 1866, of consumption, aged 26 years and nine
months. "He leaves a wife and many relatives to mourn his death."
(Obituary, "Died," The Christian Recorder, 18 August 1866) -
Craig, Emanuel, 24th USCI, Company A.
Drafted soldier, mustered in 27 February 1865, mustered out with company 1
October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County
- Cumpton, Jacob T. / Died / Sep. 6, 1905 / Aged 69 Y. / Co. D. 24 Reg. / U.S.C.T.
Unit: 24th USCT, Company D. Mustered in 15 February 1865; promoted to
sergeant 23 February 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Prior to this service, Cumpton served in Southard's Company I, Independent Colored Militia,
1864.
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
Notes: Cumpton is said to have been the carriage driver who, during the
president-elect's journey to Washington in 1861, drove
Abraham Lincoln in secrecy from his hotel in Harrisburg to a waiting train in Lochiel, south of town. The ruse was part of a plan to get the
president-elect safely to Washington in the wake of a plot to assassinate him as
he passed through Baltimore. Cumpton was working as a driver for
stagecoach line owner Alexander Calder.
NPS records show
Cumpton's rank in as private, and rank out as sergeant. (Film M589, roll 21)
- Downey, Samuel /'1839 - 1923 / Pvt. Co. D. 24th Reg. Inf."
Mustered in 16 February 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
- Gordan, Isaac E. /"1848 GAR 1877 / Co. D. 24th Reg. U.S. Colored Inf."
Mustered in 16 February 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
Notes: NPS records show surname as Gordon; rank in, private; rank out, private. Film no. M589, roll 33.
Bates gives Gordon's middle initial as "C."
- Harmon, Samuel T., 24th USCI, Company F; Mustered in as Private, mustered out as corporal.
Burial location: Slate Hill Burial Ground, Yardley, Bucks County
Notes: Born 1845; Died July 24, 1903 when hit by a trolley. A news item about his death noted "He was known throughout Bucks County as a fiddler at parties."
Source: NPS records, M589, Roll 37, Film #B40; Fulton County News, McConnellsburg, PA, August 5, 1903.
- Lane, George, 24th USCI, Company I (Christopher
Frisby research)
Burial location: Zion Union Cemetery, Mercersburg, Franklin County
Notes:
- Lee, George J. /"24th U.S. Colored Vol. / Died March 16, 1898 / Aged / 57 Years 7 Months & 15 / Days"
Mustered in 8 February 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
Notes: Born August 1, 1841. NPS records show Company C. Film no. M589, roll 53.
- Montgomery, David /"Co. G. / 24 Regt. / U.S.C.T. Inf. / Died / August 24, 1908 / Aged 65 Years"
Mustered in 3 March 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
Notes: Born circa 1843, according to age at death. Although tombstone
transcription says company "C," NPS records and Bates rosters show company "G." Film no. M589, roll 61.
- Robinson, Washington, 24th USCI, Company H, private.
Burial location: North Queen Street Cemetery, Shippensburg
Notes: Mustered in 9 March 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865.
- Watkins, William H., 24th USCI, Company H. Died June 9, 1910.
Mustered in 6 March 1865; promoted to sergeant 16 March 1865; mustered out with
company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lebanon Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County
Notes: NPS records show rank in, private; rank out, sergeant. Film no. M589, roll 92.
- Watts, Lloyd F., 8th USCI, Company B Mustered in 3 February 1865;
promoted to sergeant 8 February 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865 (Bates).
Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County
Notes: NPS records show rank in, private; rank out, sergeant. Film no. M589, roll 92.
- Wright, Daniel, 24th USCI, Company A
Burial location: North Queen Street Cemetery, Shippensburg
Notes: NPS records show rank in, private; rank out, sergeant.
Film no. M589, roll 98. Mustered in 12 January 1865; promoted to sergeant
23 January 1865; mustered out with company 1 October 1865. (Bates)
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