Soldier Information
Name: John Bennett
Alias:
Place of Birth: Nelson KY Year of Birth: 1839
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 9
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Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: June 30, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
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Congressional District: 5th KY
Company: C Regiment(s): 108th USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
John enlisted as a Private for 3 years into 108th U.S.C.I., Co. C. on June 30, 1864 in Louisville and was credited to Nelson County (5th district). He died of pneumonia/inflammation of the lungs in U.S. Army General Hospital #3 on July 29,1865 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: July 29, 1865
Military Death Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Military Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Death Date: July 29, 1865
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: November 27, 1868
Application No.: 168397 Certificate No.: 131045
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: Mary Garner
Pensioner County: Jefferson Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:68
Pension Notes:
One child: James E. Bennett (1864). Soldier’s enslaver named Edward Bennett.
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: Mary Maiden Name: Garner
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Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: James E. Bennett 1864
Family Notes:
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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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1900 Profession:
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Own 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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1910 Census
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1920 Census
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Enslaver Information
Name: Edward Bennett Location: Nelson County, KY
Previous Enslaver:
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1850 Enslaver Census
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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 3
1860 Enslaver Census
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1860 Real Estate Value: $14,000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $8,000
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