29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

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William Anderson

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

William Anderson was a resident of Mansfield on January 8, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. K of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was detailed as an ambulance guard on December 8, 1864. He was mustered out in Brownsville, Texas on October 24, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll for the 29^th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 25 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’ 8 ¾” tall with a black complexion and black hair and black eyes. His marital status is single.
He was born about 1839 in New Brunswick, Canada. William Anderson was not a resident of Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.

John Henry Bowman

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

John Henry Bowman was a resident of Mansfield on December 23, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was paid $100 of the $200 bounty at the time of his enlistment. The muster report of March and April 1865, stated that he had been absent sick in the field hospital since February 6, 1865. He was mustered out in Brownsville, Texas on October 24, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll for the 29^th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 28 and his occupation as laborer. He is described as 5’ 5 ½” tall with a black complexion and black hair and eyes. His marital status is single.

He was born about 1836 in Canada. John Henry Bowman was not a resident of Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.

Samuel Burden

Posted on November 4, 2022December 2, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Samuel Burden was a resident of Mansfield on January 9, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. K of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. According to army records, he was killed September 1, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. His military file indicates that the report of his death was written on September 1, 1864.

The descriptive muster roll for the 29^th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 18 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’8” tall with a black complexion and black hair and eyes. His marital status is single.

He was born about 1842 in Virginia and he was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census.

Samuel Burden died on August 25, 1864 and is believed to be buried as Samuel Burton at the Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, Site No. 2250. The original burial place was on the battlefield at Fort Stedman.

In Literature

On page 18 of his book: A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops, author Isaac J. Hill stated that Private Samuel Burton of Company K was killed on August 25, 1864 by being shot in the head while moving the company. There is no Samuel Burton in Co. K, only a Samuel Burden. National Cemetery burial records show the burial of Samuel Burton instead of Samuel Burden with a death date of June 18, 1864. The military file of Samuel Burden indicated that he was killed near Petersburg, Virginia and was buried in the field. Regimental records document that the 29^th Connecticut did not arrive in Virginia until August 14, 1864 and did not enter the trenches of Petersburg until August 24, 1864. It appears that the Samuel Burton buried in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia is Samuel Burden and the death date should be August 25, 1864.

Walter P. Coleman

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Walter P. Coleman was a resident of Mansfield on January 8, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. K of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was detailed as a sharpshooter on December 12, 1864. He was mustered out in Brownsville, Texas on October 24, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll for the 29^th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 28 and his occupation as brick mason. He is described as 5’9” tall with a black complexion and black hair and eyes. His marital status is single.

He was born about 1839 in Clarksville, Texas. Walter P. Coleman was not a resident of Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.

Samuel Johnson

Posted on November 1, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Samuel Johnson was a resident of Mansfield on December 23, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was paid $100 of the $200 bounty that he was entitled to at the time of his enlistment. He was mustered out in Brownsville, Texas on October 24, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 25 and his occupation as laborer. He is described as 5’ 6” tall with a black complexion and black hair and black eyes. His marital status is single.

He was born about 1839 in Canada. Samuel Johnson was not a resident of Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.

Robert Roach

Posted on October 25, 2022November 9, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Robert Roach was a resident of Mansfield on December 20, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. K of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he was paid $100 of the $200 bounty that he was entitled to at the time of his enlistment. He was mustered out in Brownsville, Texas on October 24, 1865; the remarks indicate that he was sick in the Brownsville hospital and no discharge was furnished.

The descriptive muster roll of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 24 and his occupation as sailor. He is described as 5’ 7 ¾” tall with a black complexion and black eyes and black hair. His marital status is single.

He was born about 1840 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Robert Roach was not a resident of Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known

Edmund H. Talbot

Posted on October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Edmund H. Talbot was a resident of Mansfield on January 5, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. I of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; in August, 1864, he entered the base Hospital near Point of Rocks, Virginia and was sick until April 1865. He was mustered out in Brownsville, Texas on October 24, 1865.

The descriptive muster roll of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 30 and his occupation as laborer. He is described as 5’ 7” tall with a black complexion and black eyes and black hair. His marital status is married.

He was born about 1834 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. In the 1850 U.S. census in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, he is a 16 year old black laborer in the household of Elizabeth Ames. America P. Talbot, a 25 year old black laborer is also in the same household; perhaps he is an older brother. Edmund is not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census.

No further information is known about Edmond H. Talbot.

James P. Wooster

Posted on October 19, 2022November 14, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

James P. Wooster was a resident of Mansfield on January 9, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. K of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he entered Knight’s General Hospital in New Haven on February 20, 1864. He is said to have deserted in New York on April 13, 1864 on his way to join his regiment.

The descriptive muster roll of the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry lists his age as 27 and his occupation as farmer. He is described as 5’ 8 ¾” tall with a black complexion and black eyes and black hair. His marital status is married.

He was born about 1837 in Salisbury, Connecticut and he was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census. No further information is known.

Soldiers of Color

Posted on October 17, 2022December 24, 2022 by Amanda Rutha

Recruiting of black soldiers was not authorized until 1862 due to President Lincoln’s concerns that this would cause border states to secede. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, to free all slaves in rebellious areas. Black soldiers were actively recruited in the Northern States after that date as regiments were established. The first black regiment that Connecticut authorized was the 29th (Colored) Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, formed in 1863; the regimental roster was completed in January 1864. They fought at Petersburg and Chapin’s Farm, Virginia, and two companies were the first Union infantry into Richmond.