African American Civil War Veterans

45th United States Colored Troops

• Adams, Horace /"Co ? 45 U.S. Col. Troops / Died July ? 1874 / Aged 46 Years"
  Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
  Notes: Born circa 1828, according to age at death. NPS records show company G. Film no. M589 roll 1.

• Bushrod, Cyrus, 45th USCI
  Burial location:  North Queen Street Cemetery, Shippensburg
  Notes:  NPS records show rank in, private; rank out, private. Film no. M589, roll 13.  Unable to locate on unit rolls published by Bates.
   
• Christy, John, 45th USCI, Company H  (Christopher Frisby research)
  Burial location:  Zion Union Cemetery, Mercersburg, Franklin County
  Notes: 
   
• Dickens, James D., 1843 - ?, 45th USCT, Company I
  Burial location: Union American M.E. Church Cemetery, East Fallowfield Township, Chester County

• Hill, Isaac, 1849 - ?, 45th USCT, Company C
  Burial location: Union American M.E. Church Cemetery, East Fallowfield Township, Chester County
  Notes: NPS records show Isaac Hill as a musician. Film no. M589, roll 41.

• Howard, Richard /"Private Co. G. 45 Reg. U.S. Col Troops. / Died Sept. 2. 1895"
  Burial location: Upper Allen Freed Slave Cemetery, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County
  Notes: NPS records show rank in, sergeant; rank out, private. Fillm no. M589, roll 42.

• Jackson, William /"Priv. Co. H. Regt. 45th / USCT Inf. / 1821 - 1892"
  Burial location: Midland Cemetery, Swatara Township, Dauphin County

• Johnson, J. W. / "Co. D / 45 Reg U.S.C.T. / Died / June 22, 1909 / Aged / 72 years"
  Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
  Notes: Age at death indicates he was born circa 1837. Husband of Betty B. Johnson, 1848 - 1910 (stone next to his)

• Little, David, 45th USCT, Company G. Died August 30, 1911 at age 64.
  Burial location: Lebanon Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County

• Snively, Isaac, 45th U.S. Inf., Company K. Died January 14, 1917 at age 72.
  Burial location: Lebanon Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County
  Notes: NPS records show 45th USCI. Film no. M589, roll 81.

Notes

Samuel P. Bates, History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1868.
National Park Service, "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System," https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm
Christopher Frisby, correspondence with Afrolumens Project, 3 February 2007.
1870 Census of the United States,

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