born Durham Greene CO NY son of Abijah JUNIOR and Polly POST Pratt
Captain, United Sates Colored Troups (Caucasian)
Electus A Pratt ,
Enlistment Date: 25 November 1863
Distinguished Service:
Side Served: Union
State Served: United States Colored Troops
Unit Numbers: 2985 2985
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 25 November 1863
Commission in Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 25 November 1863.
Wounded on 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL
Wounded on 13 October 1864 at Darbytown Road, VA (With loss of arm.)
Discharged because of wounds Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 19 January 1865
Electus A Pratt
Veteran's Rank: CAPT 8 USC INF
Last known address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22111-0000
Death Date: 23 Oct 1910
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
His widow Sarah Lord NOURSE PRATT was pensioned in DC at his death; he also served in the NY CO B 93rd Infantry
he and Sarah had 4 known ch;
Married: 18 SEP 1866
Children
William Norman PRATT b: 19 JUN 1867
Edward Electus PRATT b: 4 OCT 1870
Charles William PRATT b: 7 MAR 1875
Helen PRATT b: 19 MAY 1877
Electus graduated from Yale College in the class of 1858. received an L.L.B. at Columbia University in Washington D.C. He taught in the State of Georgia and also in his New York until the breaking out of the Civil War.
Electus enlisted Nov. 9, 1861, as a private with Co. B, 93rd N.Y. Infantry Regiment. On the 25th of November, 1863, he received a commission from President Lincoln as Captain of Company G, 8th Reg U.S. Colored Infantry. He was wounded at Alusta, in Florida, and in a skirmish at Darby Town, VA, October 13, 1864. He lost his left arm at this battle.
After the war he was employed as a Clerk in the P.M.G.'s office "Paymaster General's Department".
He moved to Minneapolis, MN about 1884 and formed company with Robert Cone; "Pratt & Cone"; a Real Estate, Loans & Insurance, he was a Lawyer with the firm.
He would return to Washington D.C about 1898 and secure a job with the U.S. War Department.
Captain, United Sates Colored Troups (Caucasian)
Electus A Pratt ,
Enlistment Date: 25 November 1863
Distinguished Service:
Side Served: Union
State Served: United States Colored Troops
Unit Numbers: 2985 2985
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 25 November 1863
Commission in Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 25 November 1863.
Wounded on 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL
Wounded on 13 October 1864 at Darbytown Road, VA (With loss of arm.)
Discharged because of wounds Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 19 January 1865
Electus A Pratt
Veteran's Rank: CAPT 8 USC INF
Last known address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22111-0000
Death Date: 23 Oct 1910
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
His widow Sarah Lord NOURSE PRATT was pensioned in DC at his death; he also served in the NY CO B 93rd Infantry
he and Sarah had 4 known ch;
Married: 18 SEP 1866
Children
William Norman PRATT b: 19 JUN 1867
Edward Electus PRATT b: 4 OCT 1870
Charles William PRATT b: 7 MAR 1875
Helen PRATT b: 19 MAY 1877
Electus graduated from Yale College in the class of 1858. received an L.L.B. at Columbia University in Washington D.C. He taught in the State of Georgia and also in his New York until the breaking out of the Civil War.
Electus enlisted Nov. 9, 1861, as a private with Co. B, 93rd N.Y. Infantry Regiment. On the 25th of November, 1863, he received a commission from President Lincoln as Captain of Company G, 8th Reg U.S. Colored Infantry. He was wounded at Alusta, in Florida, and in a skirmish at Darby Town, VA, October 13, 1864. He lost his left arm at this battle.
After the war he was employed as a Clerk in the P.M.G.'s office "Paymaster General's Department".
He moved to Minneapolis, MN about 1884 and formed company with Robert Cone; "Pratt & Cone"; a Real Estate, Loans & Insurance, he was a Lawyer with the firm.
He would return to Washington D.C about 1898 and secure a job with the U.S. War Department.
born Durham Greene CO NY son of Abijah JUNIOR and Polly POST Pratt
Captain, United Sates Colored Troups (Caucasian)
Electus A Pratt ,
Enlistment Date: 25 November 1863
Distinguished Service:
Side Served: Union
State Served: United States Colored Troops
Unit Numbers: 2985 2985
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 25 November 1863
Commission in Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 25 November 1863.
Wounded on 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL
Wounded on 13 October 1864 at Darbytown Road, VA (With loss of arm.)
Discharged because of wounds Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 19 January 1865
Electus A Pratt
Veteran's Rank: CAPT 8 USC INF
Last known address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22111-0000
Death Date: 23 Oct 1910
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
His widow Sarah Lord NOURSE PRATT was pensioned in DC at his death; he also served in the NY CO B 93rd Infantry
he and Sarah had 4 known ch;
Married: 18 SEP 1866
Children
William Norman PRATT b: 19 JUN 1867
Edward Electus PRATT b: 4 OCT 1870
Charles William PRATT b: 7 MAR 1875
Helen PRATT b: 19 MAY 1877
Electus graduated from Yale College in the class of 1858. received an L.L.B. at Columbia University in Washington D.C. He taught in the State of Georgia and also in his New York until the breaking out of the Civil War.
Electus enlisted Nov. 9, 1861, as a private with Co. B, 93rd N.Y. Infantry Regiment. On the 25th of November, 1863, he received a commission from President Lincoln as Captain of Company G, 8th Reg U.S. Colored Infantry. He was wounded at Alusta, in Florida, and in a skirmish at Darby Town, VA, October 13, 1864. He lost his left arm at this battle.
After the war he was employed as a Clerk in the P.M.G.'s office "Paymaster General's Department".
He moved to Minneapolis, MN about 1884 and formed company with Robert Cone; "Pratt & Cone"; a Real Estate, Loans & Insurance, he was a Lawyer with the firm.
He would return to Washington D.C about 1898 and secure a job with the U.S. War Department.
Captain, United Sates Colored Troups (Caucasian)
Electus A Pratt ,
Enlistment Date: 25 November 1863
Distinguished Service:
Side Served: Union
State Served: United States Colored Troops
Unit Numbers: 2985 2985
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 25 November 1863
Commission in Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 25 November 1863.
Wounded on 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL
Wounded on 13 October 1864 at Darbytown Road, VA (With loss of arm.)
Discharged because of wounds Company G, 8th Infantry Regiment UC on 19 January 1865
Electus A Pratt
Veteran's Rank: CAPT 8 USC INF
Last known address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22111-0000
Death Date: 23 Oct 1910
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
His widow Sarah Lord NOURSE PRATT was pensioned in DC at his death; he also served in the NY CO B 93rd Infantry
he and Sarah had 4 known ch;
Married: 18 SEP 1866
Children
William Norman PRATT b: 19 JUN 1867
Edward Electus PRATT b: 4 OCT 1870
Charles William PRATT b: 7 MAR 1875
Helen PRATT b: 19 MAY 1877
Electus graduated from Yale College in the class of 1858. received an L.L.B. at Columbia University in Washington D.C. He taught in the State of Georgia and also in his New York until the breaking out of the Civil War.
Electus enlisted Nov. 9, 1861, as a private with Co. B, 93rd N.Y. Infantry Regiment. On the 25th of November, 1863, he received a commission from President Lincoln as Captain of Company G, 8th Reg U.S. Colored Infantry. He was wounded at Alusta, in Florida, and in a skirmish at Darby Town, VA, October 13, 1864. He lost his left arm at this battle.
After the war he was employed as a Clerk in the P.M.G.'s office "Paymaster General's Department".
He moved to Minneapolis, MN about 1884 and formed company with Robert Cone; "Pratt & Cone"; a Real Estate, Loans & Insurance, he was a Lawyer with the firm.
He would return to Washington D.C about 1898 and secure a job with the U.S. War Department.
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