Soldier Information
Name: Charles Mays
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Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1838
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: black Hair: black Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: January 21, 1865
Enlistment Place: Camp Nelson
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: K Regiment(s): 6th USCC
Mustered Where: Lexington, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: April 15, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
The place of birth for Mays on page 2 was listed as Nelson County. On pages 3 & 4 the birthplace appeared as Marion County, Kentucky. The name of his enslaver — Archy Mays — appears on pages 3 and 13. Charles Mays was on detached duty in Helena, Arkansas, and DeValls Bluff, Arkansas in early 1866.
Here is part of an article about DeValls Bluff copied from Wikipedia::
During the Civil War, the city was a trading center on the White River, which continued to be the primary shipping corridor when the Arkansas River was not navigable. A railroad connection between North Little Rock and DeValls Bluff gave the city further strategic importance. Union forces traveling up the White from Arkansas Post under the command of Brigadier General Willis Gorman captured DeValls Bluff on January 18, 1863. However, the Union forces eventually returned to Arkansas Post, and the city returned to Confederate control. Following the capture of Little Rock, Union cavalry led by Brigadier General John Wynn Davidson joined with gunboats under the command of Lieutenant George Bache in Clarendon on August 9, 1863 and traveled up the White River to capture DeValls Bluff. Major General Frederick Steele proceeded to DeValls Bluff from Helena, and the city was used to house supplies and injured Union soldiers for the remainder of the war.
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Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: April 14, 1890
Application No.: 768156 Certificate No.:
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Enslaver Information
Name: Archy Mays Location: Marion, Kentucky
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According to the 1850 census Archy Mays was born in Virginia in about 1800. In 1850 his household included a clergyman. In 1860 Archy Mays, age 24, resided in Nelson County, Virginia. It is not known if he was related to the elder Archy Mays.
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