Soldier Information

Name: Henry Spriggs
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Place of Birth: Louisville Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1844
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: April 10, 1865
Enlistment Place: Lexington
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 4th
Company: E
Regiment(s): 119th Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Lexington, KY
Mustered Out Date: April 29, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
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Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Death Date: December 28, 1900
Cause of Death: Chronic gastritis
Death Certificate

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: May 18, 1891
Application No.: 1027407 Certificate No.: 708402
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Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: January 7, 1901 Application No.: 732841
Certificate No.: 512594

Other Family Pension Information

Pension Card Link: View Application Date: June 25, 1910 Application No.: 944771 Certificate No.: 746318

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Family Information

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Henry Spriggs married Mary Jane Washington on November 19, 1883. Henry and Mary had one child together, Clara Adele Spriggs. Mary also had an older daughter named Alice Hamilton who became Clara’s guardian after Mary’s death in 1910. It appears that Clara used the surnames Washington, Hamilton, and Spriggs interchangeably throughout her life.

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1870 Census

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1900 Census

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1900 Profession: Day laborer
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
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Enslaver Information

Name: William Hanna
Location: Shelby County, KY
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1850 Enslaver Census

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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 6

1860 Enslaver Census

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1860 Real Estate Value: $2,200
1860 Personal Estate Value: $9,000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 8

1870 Enslaver Census

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Compensation Information

Compensation Applied? No Compensation Received? No

Note: The Lincoln Administration offered compensation of $300 to enslavers in Kentucky and other Union states where slavery was still legal for each of their enslaved men that joined the Union Army. However to be eligible, they had to prove ownership of the soldier and have sworn testimony from others that they were loyal to the Union. Many applied, but were not approved for compensation payments.