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Name: George Watson
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Place of Birth: Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1844
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 3
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Enlistment Date: January 23, 1865
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY
Document: View
Congressional District: 5th
Company: A
Regiment(s): 125th Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville, KY
Mustered Out Date: December 20, 1867
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Soldier became a Sergeant within the first 6 months following his enlistment but in the course of a court martial was demoted and sentenced to what appears to have been 10 years at Dry Tortugas – Ft. Jefferson. However the documents reflect the soldier on the muster out roll at Ft. Leavenworth Kansas on 12/20/1867. No facts leading up to or concerning the court martial were apparent in the CMSR nor the charges that the soldier was charged with.
Died in war? No
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No pension card found
No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
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It is noted that a documented court martial of the soldier was located during research with the soldier being sentenced to 10 years confinement at Dry Tortugas and the forfeiture of all pay and allowances due or that may become due. (Offense: Breach of military discipline) Presumably this would also apply to the soldier’s pension.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y24Czgt1Q2LH_4ia0M6b3Jye4PAsFsAU/view?usp=sharing
https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/download/?id=94933698&…%20Regiment,%20USCT,%20sent%20to%20Dry%20Tortugas&print=1
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
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Family Notes:
As previously set forth, a series of name match census records were located but no corroborating information was found to reasonably support this as being the soldier.
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Name: James Davie
Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
The 1850 census/slave schedule reflected among the 5 enslaved persons an 11 year old male. Based on the enlistment age stated for the soldier, this individual could possibly have been the soldier.
The 1860 census/slave schedule above is for the deceased enslaver’s wife following her remarriage which only showed one enslaved female, 3 years of age. Also, the deceased enslaver’s wife’s real and personal estate values for 1860 were separate from her husband’s following her remarriage. Those are the values reflected.
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 5
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: 8000
1860 Personal Estate Value: 1500
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 1
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: 20,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: 500
1880 Census Link: [if 230 not_equal=””]View[/if 230]
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