Giles Abernathy was a private in the United States Colored Infantry, 111 Regiment, Company J. He is also listed on the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington DC. He is on plaque No. D-108.
111th Regiment Infantry
Organized June 25, 1864, from 3rd Alabama Colored Infantry. Attached to garrison at Pulaski, Tenn., District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 3rd Sub-District, District of Middle Tennessee, to July, 1865. Dept. of the Tennessee to April, 1866.
SERVICE.--Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., and Athens, Ala., District of North Alabama, until September, 1864. Action at Athens with Forest September 23-24 (most of Regiment captured). Sulphur Branch Trestle September 25 (Detachment). Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., until January, 1865. Guard duty on Nashville & Northwestern Railroad and in Middle Tennessee until April, 1866. Mustered out April 30, 1866.
From Tonia Holleman and Angela Walton-Raji who are working on a Project of documenting Headstones, burials, cemeteries in Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma, Louisiana and other locations of the USCT (United States Colored Troops). Any additional information or corrections contact Tonia at [email protected].
111th Regiment Infantry
Organized June 25, 1864, from 3rd Alabama Colored Infantry. Attached to garrison at Pulaski, Tenn., District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 3rd Sub-District, District of Middle Tennessee, to July, 1865. Dept. of the Tennessee to April, 1866.
SERVICE.--Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., and Athens, Ala., District of North Alabama, until September, 1864. Action at Athens with Forest September 23-24 (most of Regiment captured). Sulphur Branch Trestle September 25 (Detachment). Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., until January, 1865. Guard duty on Nashville & Northwestern Railroad and in Middle Tennessee until April, 1866. Mustered out April 30, 1866.
From Tonia Holleman and Angela Walton-Raji who are working on a Project of documenting Headstones, burials, cemeteries in Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma, Louisiana and other locations of the USCT (United States Colored Troops). Any additional information or corrections contact Tonia at [email protected].
Giles Abernathy was a private in the United States Colored Infantry, 111 Regiment, Company J. He is also listed on the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington DC. He is on plaque No. D-108.
111th Regiment Infantry
Organized June 25, 1864, from 3rd Alabama Colored Infantry. Attached to garrison at Pulaski, Tenn., District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 3rd Sub-District, District of Middle Tennessee, to July, 1865. Dept. of the Tennessee to April, 1866.
SERVICE.--Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., and Athens, Ala., District of North Alabama, until September, 1864. Action at Athens with Forest September 23-24 (most of Regiment captured). Sulphur Branch Trestle September 25 (Detachment). Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., until January, 1865. Guard duty on Nashville & Northwestern Railroad and in Middle Tennessee until April, 1866. Mustered out April 30, 1866.
From Tonia Holleman and Angela Walton-Raji who are working on a Project of documenting Headstones, burials, cemeteries in Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma, Louisiana and other locations of the USCT (United States Colored Troops). Any additional information or corrections contact Tonia at [email protected].
111th Regiment Infantry
Organized June 25, 1864, from 3rd Alabama Colored Infantry. Attached to garrison at Pulaski, Tenn., District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 3rd Sub-District, District of Middle Tennessee, to July, 1865. Dept. of the Tennessee to April, 1866.
SERVICE.--Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., and Athens, Ala., District of North Alabama, until September, 1864. Action at Athens with Forest September 23-24 (most of Regiment captured). Sulphur Branch Trestle September 25 (Detachment). Duty at Pulaski, Tenn., until January, 1865. Guard duty on Nashville & Northwestern Railroad and in Middle Tennessee until April, 1866. Mustered out April 30, 1866.
From Tonia Holleman and Angela Walton-Raji who are working on a Project of documenting Headstones, burials, cemeteries in Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma, Louisiana and other locations of the USCT (United States Colored Troops). Any additional information or corrections contact Tonia at [email protected].
Inscription
U.S.C.T. stone # 5287
There is a Memorial of those who served & died here @ Stones River Battle -
date Dec. 31 1862- Jan.3 1863
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