Regiment: 21st United States Colored Troops
Company: I
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 24 October 1864
Mustered-out date and place: 25 April 1866 at Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Mrs. Angel McCloud reflects on growing up in Mount Airy, North Carolina, as one of eleven children raised in a close-knit household. She shares memories of family life centered around shared meals and early responsibilities.
In this interview, the 109-year-old Mrs. Ercelle Chillis of James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina shared stories about her family's history and her life. Her interview opens with the story of her birth during a horrific South Carolina hurricane. She also shared the story of how her paternal grandfather walked with his family from Alabama to Charleston in the 1870s in a bid to hire a boat that would take him and his family to Africa!
96-year-old educator and Civil Rights worker Mrs. Jennie Mae Jefferson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and raised in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
Regiment: USS New Hampshire
Company: Not listed
Rank: Landsman
Mustered-in date and place: August 1864
Mustered-out date and place: March 1865 at Port Royal, South Carolina, United States
Regiment: 103rd United States Colored Troops Infantry
Company: D
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 4 March 1865 at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
Mustered-out date and place: 16 July 1865 at Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Regiment: 104th United States Colored Troops
Company: A
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 1 April 1865 at Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Mustered-out date and place: 5 February 1866 at Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, South Carolina
Regiment: 123rd United States Colored Infantry
Company: D
Rank: Corporal
Enrollment date and place: 24 September 1864 at Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States
Veteran's death date and place: 17 July 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Regiment: 107th United States Colored Troops Infantry
Company: B
Rank: Private
Enrollment date and place: 30 June 1864 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Veteran's death date and place: Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, United States
Regiment: 34th United States Colored Troops
Company: H
Rank: Private
Mustered-in date and place: 1 June 1863 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Mustered-out date and place: 28 February 1866 at Jacksonville, Florida, United States