Soldier Information
Name: Charles Wintersmith
Alias: Bell
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1846
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 8
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: September 21, 1864
Enlistment Place: Lebanon
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: L Regiment(s): 12th USCHA
Mustered Where: Lebanon, KY
Mustered Out Date: September 29, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Was substitute for Joseph R. Bodine of Nelson County, KY. Was hospitalized January and February of 1865 for “Epidemic Catarrh” (Influenza).
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Death Date: January 27, 1884
Cause of Death: Unknown
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
No widow pension card found
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: January 8, 1892
Application No.: 536765 Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
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Pension Notes:
Pension application was from Givens Wintersmith, father of the soldier.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Emily Mother Maiden Name: Hall
Father First Name: Givens Father Last Name: Wintersmith
Siblings: Givens Wintersmith
Ephraim Wintersmith
Alfred Wintersmith
Mary Wintersmith
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Works on Railroad
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
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1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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1880 Census
1880 Census Link: View
1880 Profession: Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1880 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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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: Margaret Wintersmith Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
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1850 Enslaver Census
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1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: 5000 1860 Personal Estate Value: 10000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 8
1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found