Soldier Information
Name: Columbus Merriman
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Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1824
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 6
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: September 21, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 4
Company: I Regiment(s): 123rd USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: October 16, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Although one Ledger file documented the name of an enslaver, the CMSR did not document an enslaver’s name.
When mustered out CMSR notes he was “last paid to June 30,1865”; “Due soldier $16.97 clothing”; “Due soldier $100 bounty”
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
No widow pension card found
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Pension File Information
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Databases at Ancestry.com, Fold3.com and Familysearch.org were searched, to retrieve a pension index card for Columbus Merriman. This search yielded no positive results. The VA Pension Payment card database at Familysearch.org search was conducted for a card for Columbus Merriman, with no retrieval of such a record.
No evidence was retrieved, providing an alias name for Columbus Merriman during this search.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:
This record contains limited information. Just notes date of application ’14 Sept 1870″ and complexion “Brown”
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
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No death record was retrieved for Columbus Merriman during this search.
Evidence of a wife, children or parents for Columbus Merriman was not retrieved during this search.
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1870 Census
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1880 Census
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1890 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Mrs. S.[?] Lee Location:
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Enslaver Notes:
The enslaver name, Mrs. S. Lee was noted on one of the soldier’s ledger files; however, this was insufficient evidence to identify a probable enslaver.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
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