Soldier Information
Name: Burgess Grigsby
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Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1844
Occupation: Farm Hand
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 10
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: June 29, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: Jefferson County, 5th District, KY
Company: E Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
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Between July/August 1864, Burgess Grigsby was in Army General Hospital No. 6 in New Albany, Indiana. In June 1865 he was sick at Rock Island, Illinois. During his service at Rock Island, Grigsby shot and killed a prisoner of war who failed to comply with an order. In September 1865 he was sick in Meridian, Mississippi. Burgess died February 20, 1866 at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: February 20, 1866
Military Death Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Military Cause of Death: Intermittent fever
Death Date: February 20, 1866
Cause of Death: Cong. Interim Fever
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Enslaver Information
Name: William Grigsby Location: Nelson County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:
According to the 1850 census, William R. Grigsby was born about 1800 in Kentucky and a lawyer in Nelson County. He owned 6 slaves in Nelson County but no male slaves in the age range of Burgess who would have been about 6. In 1860, William Grigsby lived in Nelson County with real estate valued at $10,000 and personal estate valued at $13,000. He owned 10 slaves in Nelson County; one male age 13 and in the age range of Burgess who would have been about 16.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Number of Enslaved: 6
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $10,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $13,000
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1860 Number of Enslaved: 10
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