Soldier Information

Name: Yearly Washington
Alias: AKA Early
Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1810
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Dark Hair: Dark Complexion: Dark
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: August 1, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY

Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
Company: E
Regiment(s): 107th Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: November 23, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:

On the death certificate, it notes his “conjugal condition” as married, and in the inventory of his effects, his wife Amanda Washington signs for them. He and his wife had no children. There is one possible census record for Amanda Washington found in 1870, she may have remarried with a different last name after the 70s. Amanda was 36 years old when she applied for a pension in 1866 making her birth year 1830.

Soldier Death Information

Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: November 9, 1865
Military Death Location: Ft. Strong, VA
Military Cause of Death: Pneumonia/Internment Fever
Death Date:
Cause of Death:
Death Certificate

Soldier Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: August 21, 1866
Application No.: 132049 Certificate No.:
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:

Widow Pension Information

Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: August 21, 1866 Application No.: 132049
Certificate No.: 89633

Other Family Pension Information

Pension Card Link: Application Date: Application No.: Certificate No.:

Pension File Information

Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners:    Amanda Thomas

Pensioner County:  Alexandria Pensioner State: VA
Number of Pages:15
Pension Notes:

Yearly was mustered as a private on August 1, 1864 in Louisville, KY. He died on November 9, 1865 at Fort Strong, Virginia of pneumonia. Amanda Washington was the widow of Yearly, and they had no children together. They were married on October 6, 1865 by a colored preacher. Amanda was a resident of Virginia. Affidavit from Richard Tinker and Willis Simpson on pages 10-11.

Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information

Freedman’s Bank Link: View
Freedman’s Bank Notes:

The Freedman’s Bank card was filed by widow, Amanda Washington in 1867.

Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:

Family Information

Mother First Name:   Mother Maiden Name: 
Father First Name:   Father Last Name:
Siblings:

Wife #1 First Name: Amanda Maiden Name: Thomas (possibly Thompson) [found in pension file]
Wife #2 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name:  Maiden Name:
Children:

Family Notes:

No children.

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1870 Census

1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Cook
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? Unknown
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
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Enslaver Information

Name: H W Gheen (Gheer?)
Location:
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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.