Soldier Information
Name: James Bland
Alias:
Place of Birth: Hardin County KY Year of Birth: 1836
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 9
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: October 6, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 4th
Company: B Regiment(s): 122nd USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, Ky.
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
The Compiled Military Service Records for James Bland state he enlisted and mustered in on the same day, October 6, 1864, at Louisville, Kentucky. James was 28 years old, height of 5′ 9″, with dark eyes, dark hair, and dark complexion. James was assigned to the 122nd U.S. Colored Infantry, Company B. James was in Owensboro, Ky., in November 1864, where it was noted he lost ordnance valued at $1.65. James died of pneumonia on January 10, 1865, in the U.S. Floating Hospital called “Ohio” at New Albany, Indiana.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: January 10, 1865
Military Death Location: New Albany, IN
Military Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Death Date: January 10, 1865
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: November 2, 1866
Application No.: 154165 Certificate No.:
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link: View
Application Date: May 8, 1869
Application No.: 175004 Certificate No.: 157516
Pension File Information
Pension File:
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Pension Notes:
Under soldier James Bland’s name, a woman named Adeline Henderson applied for a Widow’s Pension on November 2, 1866, application no. 154165. There is no certificate number, which suggests the pension was not awarded. In addition, there is a Minor’s Pension application dated May 8, 1869, application no. 175004, certificate no. 157516. The minor’s field shows T. Anderson, guardian. The application date of May 8, 1869, suggests the minor would be between 4 and 15 years old (4 being the number of years since James’s death, and 15 being the oldest a minor could be to receive a pension). With a certificate number provided, this suggests the pension was awarded. A full pension file has not been retrieved.
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: Adeline Maiden Name: Henderson
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Unnamed
Family Notes:
The only document that provides supporting evidence of family members for James Bland is a pension card that states his widow’s name is Adeline Henderson, and an unnamed minor’s guardian is T. Anderson. The surnames “Henderson” and “Anderson” sound very similar, so it is possible they have the same surname. The full pension file for the Minor may be helpful in identifying James’s child, but the file has not been retrieved to date.
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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: Henry Bland Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Enslaver Henry Bland lived on a farm in Hardin County, Kentucky. In 1850, he enslaved seven people. In 1860, he enslaved 17 people, including a 25-year-old male who would be about the right age to be soldier James Bland.
1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 7
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: 12000 1860 Personal Estate Value: 10000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 17
1870 Enslaver Census
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1880 Enslaver Census
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Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found