Soldier Information

Name: Jackson Thornton
Alias: Jack
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1819
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: October 11, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: C
Regiment(s): 123rd Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Taylor Barracks, Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: October 16, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Pvt
Notes:

Soldier signed enlistment paper with “his mark”.
Assigned to the commissary dept: “cooking in barracks”, “on duty in bakery”, “on duty in kitchen”.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: May 31, 1890
Application No.: 778780 Certificate No.: 591779
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Family Information

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Notes re Death date. National Cemetary Internment card (STAMPED Sept 26th, 1961) intended for Jackson Thornton who served in the 123rd USCI references a death date April 2, 1894. Review of the original Mortuary Record Jefferson County Kentucky notes the death is for a 46 year old man. This soldier would have been 75 years old. The military headstone cites this same death date. ( was it installed in 1961?) . A Find A Grave memorial for a white Jackson Thornton features this military headstone with an inscription 123rd USCI.

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1870 Census

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1880 Census

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1880 Profession:  Laborer
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write?  Can write
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1890 Census

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1900 Census

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1910 Census

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Enslaver Information

Name: Isaac Clark
Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky
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Enslaver Notes:

Enslaver noted on enlistment papers to be Isaac Clock. There was an enslaver named Isaac Clark who lived in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Enslaver died 27 January 1868. An enslaver named Francis Thornton lived not far from Isaac Clark.

1850 Enslaver Census

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1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 22

1860 Enslaver Census

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1860 Real Estate Value: 75000
1860 Personal Estate Value: 18000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 22

1870 Enslaver Census

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1880 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.