Soldier Information
Name: Edmond Gardner
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1840
Occupation: Engineer and farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 4
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: June 17, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: C Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
This soldier being researched died 15 August 1865 of acute diarrhea at the post hospital in Vicksburg, MS. His birth location was documented as Madison, KY and Nelson County, KY. Research could not clarify whether it was Madison County, KY or a township in Nelson or another county in Kentucky.
Edmond Gardner’s CMSR appears to include a few pages for another Edmond Gardner who reportedly served in Company B of the 108th USCI and who died in New Albany, IN on 3 August 1864 of typhoid pneumonia; pages 3, and 23-26 of the CMSR file. He was reporteldy born in Nelson County, KY, and enlisted on 17 June 1864 at Louisville, similar to the soldier being researched here.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: August 15, 1865
Military Death Location: U.S. General Hospital in Vicksburg, MS
Military Cause of Death: Acute Diarrhea
Death Date: August 3, 1864
Cause of Death: Typhoid Pneumonia
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: May 18, 1865
Application No.: 94096 Certificate No.: 70389
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: October 7, 1867
Application No.: 153343 Certificate No.: 109571
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Anna Edmonia Gardner
Pensioner County: Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:59
Pension Notes:
One child, Anna Edmonia Gardner, filed for a minor pension. Her mother, Emily Hamilton, was married to Edmond and died. She was granted a pension but it never reached her hands, prior to her 1867 death. Moses Gardner was named as the guardian for Anna Edmonia Gardner’s pension application.
Inconsistencies were found in the CMSR and pension file, because there were two Edmond Gardner soldiers documented in the 108th USCI. One served in Company C and the second reportedly served in Company B. The soldier from Company C died in 1865 in Vicksburg, MS; however, the pension file attributed the service of the Edmond Gardner who died in August 1864 in New Albany, IN, to Company C. An 1897 letter from the Bureau of Pension confirmed that the only Edmond Gardner who served in Company C, 108th USCI, died on 15 August 1865.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Emily Maiden Name: Hamilton
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Anna Edmonia Gardner 1862
Family Notes:
Anna’s guardian was Moses Gardner.
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1870 Census
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1880 Census
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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: Frank Gardner Location: Nelson County, KY
Previous Enslaver: John Gardner
Enslaver Notes:
The pension file for Edmond Gardner noted Frank Gardner was the enslaver of him and his wife, Emily. The ledger file that was retrieved for Edward Gardner indicated John Gardner was the enslaver of that soldier. The 1860 census schedule for John Gardner indicated that Frank Gardner was a twenty-three year old, probable son of John’s. The 1850 census for John Gardner included a young male with first initial F [Frank]. The 1850 and 1860 slave schedules indicated that a male, whose age was an approximate match to Edmond/Edward Gardner was listed in John Gardner’s household. The census/slave schedules provide evidence that John Gardner was the probable enslaver prior to Frank Gardner being named as enslaver after 1860. The 1870 census linked here represents the listing for John Gardner, head of household. An 1870 Nelson County, KY census was not retrieved for Frank Gardner.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 7
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $3,500 1860 Personal Estate Value: $13,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 12
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $21,500 1870 Personal Estate Value: $350
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found