Organized at: Benton Barracks, Missouri
Private
Company D
62nd US Colored Infantry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
He enlisted at Jefferson City, MO, on 1 Dec 1863 to serve three years. He gave his age as 18, his occupation as farmer, and his birthplace as Boone County, MO. Mustered out on 31 Mar 1866 at Brownsville, TX.
His military record shows that he was slave – “claimed by the estate of Mary A. Freeman of Boone County, MO”. The estate administrator, Boyle Gordon, applied for compensation for George’s military service. The document was not included, but it is likely Gordon was paid $300 under his claim – a bonus that would have been awarded to the soldier, if he had been a free person at enlistment.
This unit was originally formed as the 1st Missouri Infantry A.D.
Private
Company D
62nd US Colored Infantry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
He enlisted at Jefferson City, MO, on 1 Dec 1863 to serve three years. He gave his age as 18, his occupation as farmer, and his birthplace as Boone County, MO. Mustered out on 31 Mar 1866 at Brownsville, TX.
His military record shows that he was slave – “claimed by the estate of Mary A. Freeman of Boone County, MO”. The estate administrator, Boyle Gordon, applied for compensation for George’s military service. The document was not included, but it is likely Gordon was paid $300 under his claim – a bonus that would have been awarded to the soldier, if he had been a free person at enlistment.
This unit was originally formed as the 1st Missouri Infantry A.D.
Organized at: Benton Barracks, Missouri
Private
Company D
62nd US Colored Infantry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
He enlisted at Jefferson City, MO, on 1 Dec 1863 to serve three years. He gave his age as 18, his occupation as farmer, and his birthplace as Boone County, MO. Mustered out on 31 Mar 1866 at Brownsville, TX.
His military record shows that he was slave – “claimed by the estate of Mary A. Freeman of Boone County, MO”. The estate administrator, Boyle Gordon, applied for compensation for George’s military service. The document was not included, but it is likely Gordon was paid $300 under his claim – a bonus that would have been awarded to the soldier, if he had been a free person at enlistment.
This unit was originally formed as the 1st Missouri Infantry A.D.
Private
Company D
62nd US Colored Infantry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
He enlisted at Jefferson City, MO, on 1 Dec 1863 to serve three years. He gave his age as 18, his occupation as farmer, and his birthplace as Boone County, MO. Mustered out on 31 Mar 1866 at Brownsville, TX.
His military record shows that he was slave – “claimed by the estate of Mary A. Freeman of Boone County, MO”. The estate administrator, Boyle Gordon, applied for compensation for George’s military service. The document was not included, but it is likely Gordon was paid $300 under his claim – a bonus that would have been awarded to the soldier, if he had been a free person at enlistment.
This unit was originally formed as the 1st Missouri Infantry A.D.
Inscription
Co. D, 62 U.S.C.I.
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