Soldier Information
Name: George Logan
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Place of Birth: Shelby KY Year of Birth: 1846
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 10.5
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: August 11, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District:
Company: A Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
According to his CMSR, after the 108th left Rock Island, Illinois for Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1865, George Logan was on detached service at the Vicksburg military hospital until he was mustered out at Vicksburg on March 21, 1866. At the end of his service, the government owed him $32.68 for clothing. No bounty had been paid and he was owed $200 in bounty. After he was mustered out, George Logan kept one canteen and one knapsack.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
No pension records were discovered for this soldier. His Freedmen’s Bureau record provides some insight as to why he was unable to secure a pension. George Logan lost his discharge papers and was told by the Freedmen’s Bureau that they could not be replaced. One Freedmen’s Bureau record was found that provided some explanation as to why George Logan did not apply for, or receive a pension. On April 30, 1866, just about a month after he was mustered out, a man named Reuben Logan (relationship unknown), on behalf of George Logan, asked for another copy of George Logan’s discharge papers. Here is the quote from the Freedmen’s Bureau record: “Reuben Logan comes to see about getting papers for George Logan who has lost his discharge papers. Advised that he cannot get another.”
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
The Freedman’s Bank record dated March 1866, indicated that Dr. Benjamin Logan was George Logan’s enslaver, rather than Dr. Logan’s son, James K. Logan, as the slave compensation claim form stated. Also worth noting is that the signature “x” is for “George Shelby,” not “George Logan,” likely a transcription error. The record also names “Julia Ann” as George Logan’s wife (also known as “Ann” or “Annie”), and that they lived in Shelbyville. No children were named in the record that was filed shortly after George Logan was mustered out of the 108th USCI.
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
George Logan lost his discharge papers and was told by the Freedmen’s Bureau that they could not be replaced. His Freedmen’s Bureau record provided some explanation as to why George Logan did not apply for, or receive a pension. On April 30, 1866, just about a month after he was mustered out, a man named Reuben Logan (relationship unknown), on behalf of George Logan, asked for another copy of George Logan’s discharge papers. Here is the quote from the Freedmen’s Bureau record: “Reuben Logan comes to see about getting papers for George Logan who has lost his discharge papers. Advised that he cannot get another.” (Freedmen’s Bureau link: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3404036:62309?tid=190962787&pid=292498464320&queryId=941d16dc14e78c8f69322c7bcf165970&_phsrc=ucT13568&_phstart=successSource
Family Information
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Wife #1 First Name: Julia Ann Maiden Name:
Wife #2 First Name: Ann Maiden Name: Giles
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Children: George E. Logan 1871
William H. Logan 1872
Benjamin Logan 1874
Ida Logan 1875
Bud Logan 1880
Mary 1886 Logan
Family Notes:
Although no marriage records were found, it appears that George Logan was married at least twice–to Julia Ann (maiden name unknown) and then to Ann Giles, with whom he had at least six children between 1871 and 1886. The only record of Julia Ann was found in George Giles’s 1866 Freedman’s Bank record. No children were mentioned in George Logan’s 1866 Freedman’s Bank record. Death records for George Logan’s children indicate that Ann Giles was their mother. No verifiable death records were found for George Logan, although it is assumed that he was alive as late as 1885 when his last child was likely conceived.
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1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
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1880 Profession: Farm hand
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1880 Census Notes:
In 1880, George Logan, age 56, lived in Shelby County, Kentucky with his wife Ann Logan, age 35, and their five children. One of their neighbors was Ann Logan’s brother, George Giles (also spelled as “Jiles” in some records), age 30, and his family.
1890 Census
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1900 Census
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1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: James Knox Logan Location: Shelby, County Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: Dr. Benjamin Logan
Enslaver Notes:
Although James K. Logan (1820-1867) was named as the enslaver of George Logan in “slave compensation” documents, it appears that James K. Logan’s father, Dr. Benjamin Logan (1789-1873) was, at least until the 1860 Census was conducted, the enslaver of George Logan. James K. Logan’s name did not appear in either the 1850 or 1860 Slave Schedules. James K. Logan did not declare any property in either the 1850 or 1860 Census. Dr. Benjamin Logan, however, was named in both the 1850 and 1860 Slave Schedules in Shelby County, and in both Census years, enslaved at least one person who fit the description of George Logan. Unlike his son, Dr. Logan listed real estate values in the 1850 Census, and real estate and property values in the 1860 Census. Further evidence that Dr. Benjamin Logan was the enslaver of George Logan can be found in George Logan’s Freedman’s Bank record in which he named Dr. Benjamin Logan as his “Master.” A detailed biography of Dr. Benjamin Logan and his family can be found at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55506817/benjamin-logan
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 27
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $34,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $34,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 29
1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Applied? Yes Compensation Received? Yes