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1 Sgt Melville Jenks was wounded and captured at the Battle of Fort Pillow on April 12, 1864. It is not clear as to when or where he died. His Death Certificate filed under 11…
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The Adjutant General Report for Illinois, Vol 7, includes a history of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry with a roster of soldiers. Melville Jenks is listed as a private from Bloomfield…
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The Adjutant General Report for Illinois, Vol 7, includes a history of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry with a roster of soldiers. Melville Jenks is listed as a private from Bloomfield…
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There are several records and other sources that refer to Private Melville Jenks of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry. It is possible that Jenks transferred from the 3 ILL Cav into the 6…
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These records for 1st Sgt Melville Jenks filed under 11 USCT(New) state that he was wounded at the Battle of Fort Pillow and died at Andersonville.
However, there are no records…
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This records refers to the records of 1st Sgt Melville Jenks of the 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery. The records are not clear but one form says he died at Andersonville prison. …
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This form records his Rank as "Wait". Other documents report he was a "Servant". I don't know if the rank was an abbreviation for "waiter".
This form also records his unit as…
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Lt. Cleary and Lt. Smith also signed an affidavit that is included in the Congressional Report on the investigation of the Battle of Fort Pillow.
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Lt William Clary (or Cleary) gave a statement about the Battle of Fort Pillow that is recorded in the Congressional Report on the Conduct of the War. He was a passenger on the…
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Sgt William E Johnson gave a statement about the Battle of Fort Pillow that is recorded in the Congressional Report on the Conduct of the War. He was a passenger on the gunboat…
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Died … June 11, 1864 … Memphis, Tenn
{REPORT OF BRIG. GEN. NATHANIEL B. BAKER, ADJUTANT GENERAL and ACT’G as P. M. G., to HON. WILLIAM M. STONE, Governor of the State of…
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Signature at bottom right corner is NOT "Jno McPurk" but it is John McGuirk, Colonel Commanding.
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Quote from a personal Diary:
"We were ordered back to the ditches and after calling the roll all of our company could be accounted for except Misenheimer and Jim Mack Bunch. We…
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Quote from a personal Diary:
"We were ordered back to the ditches and after calling the roll all of our company could be accounted for except Misenheimer and Jim Mack Bunch. We…
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See Comment on Page 25 of this soldier's records about his suicide.
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An artilcle from Memphis Daily Appeal
(Link to index: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045160/issues/ )
I did not record the date of the article but I believe it was…
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J. I. Gabel is probably John Israel Gabel who appears on the rolls of 15 Confederate Cavalry Regiment. The other cards in this unit list him as "J. J. Gabel" which is incorrect.
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Family Group 595 - The families of PURDIE, HILL and MARTIN were connected through many marriages over the generations.
John Purdie(line 36) and James Sphere Purdie(line 37)…
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Star of the West was captured at Galveston by the Confederates and was used in the Confederate river fleet in Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. It was sunk at Fort Pemberton in March…
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