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Each index card gives the name of a soldier, his rank, and the unit in which he served. (There are cross-references for names that appeared in the records under more than one spelling and for service in more than one unit or organization.) The index directs you to the full compiled service records of the soldier listed and can be requested from NARA.…More
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A quote from an article in the The New York Herald Tribune, dated May 2, 1864, regarding the Battle of Fort Pillow. (This is a newspaper report which can have errors in it.) The 1st Sergeant of Company D, Melville Jenks, was shot while bearing a flag of truce to the Rebels, in token of his and his squad of men's surrender. He had got nearly up to them before they fired on him, then they murdered ...moresteve_cole commented on this image. (18 minutes ago)
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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 US Colored Troops(New) states he died at Andersonville. However, the NPS database does not show any Jenks as being a prisoner there or being buried there. I assume this means that Sgt Jenks was wounded and died at the ...more
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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 with a comment that he was promoted to the 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery. This means he transferred out of the 3 IL Cavalry into the 6 USCHA as a 1st Sergeant. This document proves that Pvt Jenks of the 3 IL Cav is the ...more
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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. However, there is no record of a Melville Jenks found in the National Park Service NPS data base of prisoners. If he was sent to Andersonville, then this would be one of the few soldiers from a Black regiment to be sent ...more
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Annotation added: 6 U.S. CHA - 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery
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Annotation added: 54 Illinois Infantry.
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Annotation added: Co. D
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Annotation added: Tucker Stephen
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Tucker, Stephen (Pvt) rather than Tucker, Stephan (Pvt). The "e" in Stephen is the same as the "e" in Tucker. Thanks
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Image added to Corp Thomas M Fowler Army Person Page
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Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Illinois. Original data from: The National Archives
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