VIDEO: Jefferson County Men Enlist: Face Each Other 1861-1865 – TRT: 2:09

No casualties found for the ___ white Union enlistees from Jefferson County
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE BLUE UNIFORM














































































































































Jefferson County-born men of color in the Union Navy (SOURCE: National Park Service; African American Civil War Sailor Index, 1861-1865 at ancestry.com):
Name: John Butler
Race: Black
Height: 5′ 6″
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birth Place: Jefferson Co., Virginia
Age: 35
Enlistment Date: 16 Dec 1863
Enlistment Place: Gen. Price/Donaldsonville LA
Term of Enlistment: 99
Rating: 1st Class Boy
Muster Date: 1 Oct 1864
Vessel: General Price
Name: Richard Blackburn
Race: Mulatto
Occupation: Cook/Farmer
Height: 5′ 5″
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birth Place: Jefferson Co., Virginia
Age: 37
Enlistment Date: 12 May 1864
Enlistment Place: New York
Term of Enlistment: 3
Rating: Landsman
Muster Date: 1 Jan 1867
Vessel: Lancaster & Arthur
Name: Samuel Reede
Race: Yellow (Asian)
Occupation: Mason
Height: 5′ 3″
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birth Place: West Jefferson Co., Virginia
Age: 17
Enlistment Date: 12 Mar 1864
Enlistment Place: Yorktown
Term of Enlistment: 2
Rating: 1st Class Boy
Muster Date: 30 Jun 1864
Vessel: Mystic
