Regiment: 6th United States Colored Troops; 2nd
Company: C
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 26 February 1864 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Mustered-out date and place: 13 May 1866 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Regiment: 1st Arkansas Colored Troops; 46th United States Colored Troops
Company: G
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 15 April 1863
Mustered-out date and place: 30 January 1866 in Boca Chica, Texas, United States
Regiment: Not listed
Company: Not listed
Rank: Not listed
Mustered-in date and place: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mustered-out date and place: Not listed
Regiment: 21st United States Colored Troops
Company: B
Rank: Corporal
Mustered-in date and place: March 1865 on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
Mustered-out date and place: 4 April 1866
This ledger contains the financial records of William Hays Paxton in the final years of his life, toward the end of the American Civil War. It includes information about his debts, debts owed to him, and his personal property. Pages 27 & 28 list enslaved individuals in the possession of Mr. Paxton and his daughter, Margaret Virginia Paxton (implied).
Names of the enslaved individuals belonging to Mr. Paxton and their ages in 1865: Edy (45); Julia (26); Lizzie (15); Isaac (32); Ihe (32); Alped (34); Dave (33); Andrew (32); Bill (29); Stephen (28); Henry (15); Ellen (40); Joe (19); Lydia (24); Lydia Jr. (10); Sally (14); Jeff (26); Susan (35); Mary (15); William (12); Frank (11); Laura (10); Cornelius (8); John (20); Jack (15); Tom (13); July (10); Jake (10).
Names of the enslaved individuals belonging to Miss Paxton and their ages in 1865: Bach (19); Henry Jr. (14); Joe P. (24); James (26); Jerry (11); Dinah (60); Julia (30); Israel (40); Smith (23); Anderson (20); Frank (19); Hardy (14); Edward (10); Tom (8).