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U. S. COLORED TROOPS - WILKES COUNTY

The following is a listing of some of the soldiers who were born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and enlisted to serve in what was known as the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. Most of these men were apparently living in other locations when they enlisted, and these records could possibly give a clue to where their families originated from, or relocated to.

For those wishing further Regimental and Battle History, there is a wonderful website called "The Civil War Archive" which you may want to visit by clicking onto the above mentioned link.

Name: Samuel BROWN Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Aug. 12, 1863 Enlistment Location: Nashville, TN Term: 3 yrs. Age: 43 Height: 5' 4" Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 12th Regt., Infantry, Company K Birth Year: 1820 Remarks: Discharged May 3, 1865	Name: Charles COLBERT Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Jan. 24, 1864 Enlistment Location: Shelbyville, TN Term: 3 yrs. Age: 27 Height: 6' Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 15th Regt., Infantry, Company G Birth Year: 1837 Remarks: Mustered out Nashville, TN, April 7, 1866
Name: Jackson COLBERT Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Jan. 24, 1864 Enlistment Location: Shelbyville, TN Term: 3 yrs. Age: 20 Height: 6' Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 15th Regt., Infantry, Company G Birth Year: 1844 Remarks: Promoted to corporal, then to sergeant, then rank reduced	Name: Joseph COLBERT Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Jan. 24, 1864 Enlistment Location: Shelbyville, TN Term: 3 yrs. Age: 24 Height: 6' Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 15th Regt., Infantry, Company G Birth Year: 1840 Remarks: Died March 22, 1864 at Shelbyville
Name: Samuel DENNA Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Apr. 26, 1865 Enlistment Location: Greenville, TN Term: 3 yrs. Age: 18 Height: 5' 6" Complexion: Dark Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 40th Regt., Infantry, Company H Birth Year: 1847 Remarks: Discharged upon Surgeon's Certificate due to disability at Bridgeport, ALA, March 29, 1866	Name: Frank HARRIS Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Feb. 9, 1864 Enlistment Location: New Haven, CT Term: 3 yrs. Age: 31 Height: 5' 9 1/4" Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Painter Branch of Service: 31st Regt., Infantry, Company D Birth Year: 1833 Remarks: Deserted from Conscript Camp, Fair Haven, CT, Apr. 3, 1864
Name: Hiram HAYS Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Apr. 11, 1863 Enlistment Location: Helena, Ark. Term: 5 yrs. Age: 30 Height: 5' 9" Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 46th Regt., Infantry, Company B Birth Year: 1833 Remarks:	Name: Charles HENRY Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Apr. 26, 1865 Enlistment Location: Alabama Term: 3 yrs. Age: 19 Height: 5' 9" Complexion: Dark Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 42nd Regt, Infantry, Company H Birth Year: 1846 Remarks: Deserted June 1, 1865 at Chattanooga
Name: Robert MARTIN Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Apr. 26, 1865 Enlistment Location: Greenville, TN Term: 3 yrs. Age: 18 Height: 5' 10" Complexion: Dark Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 40th Regt., Infantry, Company H Birth Year: 1847 Remarks: Died of intermittent fever, at Regimental Hospital, Bridgeport, Ala., Oct. 2, 1865	Name: Augustus McCLELLAND Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Aug. 1, 1864 Enlistment Location: Rome, GA Term: 3 yrs. Age: 18 Height: 5' 6" Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 44nd Regt., Infantry, Company H Birth Year: 1846 Remarks: Captured Oct. 13, 1864, Returned Aug. 10, 1865
Name: John McCLELLAND Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: Aug. 1, 1864 Enlistment Location: Rome, GA Term: 3 yrs. Age: 45 Height: 5' 6 1/2" Complexion: Black Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Farmer Branch of Service: 44nd Regt., Infantry, Company H Birth Year: 1819 Remarks: Captured at Dalton, GA, Oct. 13, 1864; Died in Rebel prison	Name: Samuel SCALES Birthplace: Wilkes County, NC Enlistment Date: July 27, 1863 Enlistment Location: Natchez, Miss Term: 3 yrs. Age: 45 Height: 5' 8" Complexion: Dark Eyes: Black Hair: Black Occupation: Laborer Branch of Service: 5th Regt., Heavy Artillery, Company A Birth Year: 1818 Remarks: Married; Family resides at Contraband Camp at Natchez, Miss. in charge of Capt. Smith. Died of disease at Vicksburg, Miss., Nov. 2, 1863

Contributed by Deloris Williams

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