Records of Death and Interment at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864-1865

The Records of Death and Interment provide the decedent’s name, rank, unit, cause and date of death, and burial location. The Records of Death from the Colored Refugee Home and the Freedman’s Hospital are for “contraband”, slaves who escaped or were brought within Union lines. The latter records provide the decedent’s name, height, and date of death.

P Surnames

Louis Parker
Rank: Private State: Kentucky
Regiment: 54
Branch: Infantry Unit: C
Full Unit Designation: C, 54th Kentucky
Death Date: 01/14/1865
Grave Number: 0894

Charles Payton
Rank: Private
Regiment: 124
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: D
Full Unit Designation: D, 124th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/19/1865
Grave Number: 1191

Caleb Penn
Rank: Private
Regiment: 119
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: K
Full Unit Designation: K, 119th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 07/18/1865
Grave Number: 1255

David Pitman
Rank: Private
Regiment: 119
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: F
Full Unit Designation: F, 119th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 04/25/1865
Grave Number: 1108

Regheous Poindexter
Rank: Private
Regiment: 6
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Full Unit Designation: 6th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/25/1865
Grave Number: 1202

James Price
Rank: Private
Regiment: 6
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: F
Full Unit Designation: F, 6th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 10/12/1865
Grave Number: 1388

R Surnames

Edmond Randals
Rank: Private
Regiment: 124
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: C
Full Unit Designation: C, 124th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 10/18/1865
Grave Number: 1391

Rubin Ratcliff
Rank: Sergeant State: Kentucky
Regiment: 37
Branch: Infantry Unit: K
Full Unit Designation: K, 37th Kentucky
Death Date: 01/19/1865
Grave Number: 0901

Simon Ray
Rank: Private
Regiment: 119
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: G
Full Unit Designation: G, 119th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/07/1865
Grave Number: 1164

George Reed
Rank: Private
Regiment: 6
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: A
Full Unit Designation: A, 6th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/04/1865

Noah Reed
Rank: Private
Regiment: 121
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: E
Full Unit Designation: E, 121ST United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 07/23/1865
Grave Number: 1273

Daniel Render
Rank: Private State: Kentucky
Regiment: 55
Branch: Infantry Unit: A
Full Unit Designation: A, 55th Kentucky
Death Date: 12/28/1864
Grave Number: 0878

Stapleton Renyon
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Full Unit Designation: 5th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 11/06/1864
Grave Number: 0799

Alexander Reynolds
Rank: Private
Regiment: 119
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: H
Full Unit Designation: H, 119th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/08/1865
Grave Number: 1167

Charles H. Reynolds
Rank: Private State: Michigan
Regiment: 11
Branch: Cavalry Unit: K
Full Unit Designation: K, 11th Michigan Cavalry
Death Date: 08/09/1864
Grave Number: 0723

Jack Reynolds
Rank: Private
Regiment: 119
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: K
Full Unit Designation: K, 119th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/13/1865
Grave Number: 1181

M. Reynolds
Rank: Private
Regiment: 119
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: H
Full Unit Designation: H, 119th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/03/1865
Grave Number: 1157

Henry Richardson
Rank: Private
Regiment: 13
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: H
Full Unit Designation: H, 13th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 08/11/1865
Grave Number: 1317

Robert Rice
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Full Unit Designation: 5th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 10/19/1864
Grave Number: 0767

Charles Riley
Rank: Private
Regiment: 123
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Full Unit Designation: 123rd United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 03/27/1865
Grave Number: 1065

Henry Robb
Rank: Private
Regiment: 12
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: L
Full Unit Designation: L, 12th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 10/19/1864
Grave Number: 0766

Isaac Roberts
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: H
Full Unit Designation: H, 5th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 11/01/1864
Grave Number: 0795

John Robertson
Rank: Private
Regiment: 114
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: E
Full Unit Designation: E, 114th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 12/08/1864
Buried in Cemetery #2, Nativity Kentucky.

Charles Robinson
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: C
Full Unit Designation: C, 5th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 02/23/1865
Grave Number: 0989

Oliver Robinson
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5 Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Full Unit Designation: 5th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 11/09/1864
Grave Number: 0804

Thomas Robinson
Rank: Private
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Full Unit Designation: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Death Date: 12/08/1864 Grave Number: 0855

Gilford Ross
Rank: Private
Regiment: 119 Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: I
Full Unit Designation: I, 119th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 06/09/1865
Grave Number: 1168

Ans Rowlett
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Full Unit Designation: 5th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 11/18/1864
Grave Number: 0823

James Russell
Rank: Private
Regiment: 5
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars) Unit: A
Full Unit Designation: A, 5th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 02/23/1865
Grave Number: 0987

Oliver Row
Rank: Private
Regiment: 6
Branch: United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Full Unit Designation: 6th United States Colored Troops (Regulars)
Death Date: 11/16/1864
Grave Number: 0820


Locations:
Camp Nelson,

Collection:
US War Department. Record Group 92: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774 - 1985. Web.

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