User:KAVEBEAR/List of American Civil War combatants from Hawaii

Hawaii-born combatants in the Civil War edit

Image Name Service Rank Unit Service Duration Notes Sources
  Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman Union Army Private 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1862–63 Died of illness from imprisonment at Libby Prison [1][2][3]
  J. R. Kealoha Union Army Private 41st Regiment Infantry United States Colored Troops 1864–65 Participated in the Siege of Petersburg and Appomattox Campaign [4][5]
Kaiwi Union Army Private 28th Regiment United States Colored Troops 1864–65 Lived near Judge Smith's. Participated in the Siege of Petersburg and Appomattox Campaign [4][5]
Prince Romerson Union Navy and Union Army Landsman, Private, Sergeant Atlantic Blockading Squadron
5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry
1863–65 Participated in the Second Battle of Petersburg and Richmond–Petersburg Campaign. Joined the Buffalo Soldiers after the war. [6]
  Nathaniel Bright Emerson Union Army Private First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1862–64 Wounded in action [7][1]
  Samuel Chapman Armstrong Union Army Colonel 125th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
9th United States Colored Infantry
8th United States Colored Infantry
1862–65 Achieved highest rank out of all Hawaiian combatants [7][1]
James Wood Bush Union Navy Seaman New Hampshire 1864–65 On board the USS Vandalia and successfully petitioned for a veteran pension after Hawaii's annexation [8][3]
  William Henry Dimond Union Army Sanitary commissioner [7][9]
  Warren Goodale Union Army Private Massachusetts Teacher at Punahou School [7][1][10]
  William Townley Forbes Union Army Major New York [7][1][11][12]
Joseph Cochran Forbes Union Army Second Lieutenant 15th Ohio Infantry 1862–64 Killed on picket duty, May 31. 1864, shortly after the Battle of New Hope Church [7][1][11][12][3]
  Theodore Frelinghuysen Forbes Union Army Private New York Wounded in action [7][1][11][12]
Eli Samuel Ruggles Union Army Surgeon 1861–62 Died at his post, February 16, 1862. [7][3]
  Samuel Lee Conde Union Army Asst. Adjutant General 11th New York Light Artillery [7][1][11]
  James Patton Chamberlain Union Army Private 106th New York Volunteer Infantry [7][1][9]
  Jeremiah Evarts Chamberlain Union Army Chaplain Officiated as Chaplain of a Western Regiment, but resigned because of ill health. [7][1][11]
  Henry Munson Lyman Union Army Surgeon [7][1][3]
  David Brainerd Lyman Union Army Sanitary commissioner [7][1][3]
Titus Munson Coan Union Navy Naval Surgeon [7][1][9]
William F. Snow Union Army Chaplain [7][13]
William Bill Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler AbigailDied October 26, 1865.
John Boy Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
William Brown Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
James California Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
James French Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
Henry Givens Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
Joseph Kanaca Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
Joseph Long Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
John Mahoe Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail
John Sailer Confederate States Navy Seaman
1864 Joined the CSS Shenandoah, May, 1865, from the captive whaler Abigail

List of Hawaiians who served in the American Civil War edit

About twenty-five Hawai'i residents (including at least two native Hawaiians) fought with the Union forces in the Civil War; three of them died in battle and one in a Southern prison camp.[14]

Schmidt edit

COUSINS IN THE WAR.[15]

Under this head we will place first Colonel S. C. Armstrong, (though Captain Conde has already been spoken of,) because he so faithfully remembers us in all his wanderings, and even snatches time amidst all his multitudinous cares to write the Society, or sends directions for his home letters to be shared by us. His account of Thanksgiving in camp, published in the Maile Wreath, was enjoyed by all who read that paper; and his last letter, dated in camp during Christmas and New Year's week, was a most valuable one, giving much information as to the amount and kind of work he has to perform in commanding a regiment. Our Cousin is now Colonel in the regular army, 8th United States colored troops, 25th Army Corps. At the issue of our last report he was stationed at Port Royal, South Carolina. During the past year he went on an expedition to Florida, and returned safely. At the opening of Grant's campaign south of the James, he was recalled to Virginia. Here in the trenches before Petersburg he spent tome months of most laborious service. He fell ill from exposure and the want of sleep, and was in the field hospital a few weeks, but soon resumed his station. In March of this year he took a furlough and visited New York, and at last accounts had again taken his position at the front, and we confidently hope we shall be able to record that he was one of the victorious favored heroes who entered proud Richmond and witnessed the finale of the war.

June 20th.—Since reading this report, news has been received confirming our hopes, but the particulars are meagre, for our Cousin wrote with his left hand, his right arm having been broken. He was in Fortress Monroe Hospital, and had received while there his commission as Brevet Brigadier General.

Soon after our last annual meeting the sad news was received of the death of Lieutenant Joseph C. Forbes, instantly killed on the 31st of May, 1864, at Dallas, Georgia, by a rebel sharp-shooter. His remains were embalmed through the efforts of his brother William and sent to his parents in Kendalville, Indiana. So here we add a second name to "Hawaii's noble dead " from our ranks.

William T. Forbes, who was transferred during the year 1863 from the Army of the Potomac to the West, was engaged in many battles, among them Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain, participated in all Sherman's noted campaigns, went with him in the world-renowned march through Georgia, and was a while in Savannah. While there he was virtually Governor, being appointed Assistant Adjutant General and Chief of Staff with Major General Geary. He now holds the rank of Major and Assistant Adjutant General in the regular army. Latest news from him was that he was moving north with Sherman's army. Still later, (June 20th,) we hear he was safe at Goldsboro.

Theodore Forbes has been on the Reserve Corps guarding rebel prisoners in Indianapolis for the past two years. This is a very irksome and most responsible post, but we presume our Cousin will be released from it very soon now.

Mr. W. Goodale enlisted last September as a private in the 11th Massachusetts Battery, Battery Brigade, 9th Army Corps, and was sent at once to the front—has been stationed in the forts before Petersburg, and much of the time under hot fire, but had been wonderfully preserved up to last dates.

In this connection we may mention that his children, who are all members of our band, are in Marlboro, under the care of Mr. and Mrs. David Goodale.

James P. Chamberlain, who left Copperopolis (rather a Copperhead town at that time) last August, carried out his strong Union sentiments by returning to the United States and at once enlisting as a private in the 106th New York Regiment, 6th Army Corps, and immediately entered on the service. He was sent from one post to another rapidly till he reached his regiment in the Shenandoah Valley, and was called in two weeks time to face battles, being an actor in the famous battle of the Shenandoah, which was first a defeat (the army being surprised at early dawn and Sheridan absent) and was afterwards turned to such a glorious victory. His regiment was one which stood when many fled. He was wounded in the thigh, and was in the hospital all winter. At latest dates, March 15, he had fully recovered, rejoined the army, and been transferred to another regiment, and was at Camp Fry guarding the defenses of Washington.

Mr. W. H. Dimond, who left us last summer, has served in the army in various ways since he left, and is now at Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Dr. T. Munson Coan, whose experience during the bombardment of Mobile has been extensively read in the Advertiser, is still connected with the navy, and is stationed off Mobile.

Having thus ended the list of those who have in different ways aided in this great war for Freedom, (God grant that another year we may not need to devote so much space to a war list,) we turn to our next topic, which may perhaps be headed

13th Annual Report, HMCS, June 17, 1865: 11-12;

  • Bell, Susan N. (1986). Unforgettable True Stories of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Pearl City, HI: Press Pacifica. pp. 95–97. ISBN 978-0-916630-49-2. OCLC 13822831.
  • Rogers, Charles T., ed. (January 1884). "Hawaii's Contribution to the War for the Union". The Hawaiian Monthly. Vol. 1, no. 1. Honolulu: Printed at the Hawaiian Gazette Office. pp. 2–4. OCLC 616847011.
  • Dye, Bob (July 3, 1994). "'We are all Unionists out here' – There was no Civil War neutrality in Hawaii". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu. p. 5. Retrieved July 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  • Of the twenty-five Hawaii boys who had joined the Union forces, four Lt. Joseph Cochran Forbes, Lt. Goddard, Capt. John Griswold, and Pvt. Henry Hoolulu Pitman were among the battle dead. An other, Eli Samuel Kuggles died of natural causes while serving as assistant surgeon of the army. Fortunately, two native Hawaiians, Kealoha and Kaina, who served with the colored troops, had not been injured. Late in the war, Armstrong came upon them, and reported that they all had "a good jabber in kanaka." FOREIGN

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Robert Wilson (1837–1921) Samuel (1839–1911) William (1842–1919),

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  • Henry Pitman — Private ; died of fever, February 27, 1863.
  • Joseph C. Forbes — Lieutenant ; killed on picket duty, May 31. 1864. At Battle of New Hope Church https://books.google.com/books?id=Ev_kAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Sanitary+commissioner.+Wm.+F.%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Forbes]
    • Forbes, Lt. Joseph C., attended O‘ahu College; killed on picket duty 31 MAY 1864 by a Confederate sharpshooter at Dallas, GA
    • Catalogue of the Teachers and Pupils of Punahou School and Oahu College for Twenty-five Years, H. M. Whitney, 1866, p. 20.
    • Second Lieut. Joseph C. Forbes, 15th U. S. Infantry. Killed at. New Hope Church, Ga., May 31, 1864.
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  • Theodore Forbes — Private ; wounded in action.
  • Nathaniel Emerson — Private; wounded in action.
  • Samuel C. Armstrong — Colonel, 8th U. S. Colored Troops, 25th Army Corps; brevet Brigadier General.
  • William Townley Forbes — Major.
  • Samuel Lee Conde — Asst. Adjutant General.
  • James Chamberlain — Private.
  • J. Everts Chamberlain — Chaplain.
  • Warren Goodale — Private.
  • Henry Munson Lyman — Surgeon.
  • Titus Munson Coan — Naval surgeon.
  • Henry Dimond — Sanitary commissioner.
  • David Lyman — Sanitary commissioner.
  • William F. Snow — Chaplain. --- William F. Snow, Harvard graduate and Andover ministry student, joined the Massachusetts Infantry in September 1862, progressing from private to elected chaplain, ordained October 6, 1862. 115 By February 1863, he would write from the Fifth Regiment’s camp at New Berne, North Carolina, to Albert F. Judd, still in school. He began by relating what he had seen of slavery, its effects on both the enslaved and enslavers and the intelligence of the runaways. Snow then noted that although he entered the war to preserve the Union. “I never was an abolitionist until I came out here, but I now am.”116
  • "Untitled". Paradise of the Pacific. 45 (8). Honolulu: Press Publishing Co.: 20–? August 1932. OCLC 6372692.

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Adams, John, 23, b. Honolulu, sailor; enl. 3 JAN 1865 Portsmouth, NH, Co. K, 6th Inf., sub. for


Harrison Durgin; out 20 SEP 1865 Wilmington, NC. Adams, John, 23, b. Sandwich Islands, seaman; enl. 23 MAR 1865 Acton, ME, 43rd Inf., sub. for David Horn, Jr.; out 15 MAY 1865 Gallups Island, Boston, MA. Bush, Joseph, 33, b. O‘ahu, seaman; enl. 27 MAY 1864 Lawrence, MA, Co. H, 23rd Inf., sub. for Daniel B. Cluff; in hosp. MAR 1865. Everson, Howard, 21, b. Sandwich Isles; tried to enl. 19 APR 1864 Roxbury, MA, 5th Cav.; rejected 22 APR 1864. Franks, John, 25, b. O‘ahu, sailor; enl. 26 DEC 1863 Provincetown, MA, Co. A, 5th Cav.; prom. to Cpl. 29 SEP 1865; out 31 OCT 1865 Clarksville, TX. Heatley, Charles, 26, b. Sandwich Islands, mariner; enl. 9 MAY 1864 Provincetown, MA, Co. G, 5th Cav.; d. 15 JUL 1865 Gen. Hosp. Fortress, Monroe, VA. Johnson, Peter, 25, b. Honolulu, sailor; enl. 18 APR 1864 Bridgeport, CT, Co. F, 29th Inf.; d. of gastritis 9 JAN 1865 Point of Rocks Hosp.


Adams, Peter, 24, mulatto, seaman Boy, Johnny, 22, black, sailor David, Henry, 19, copper Flores, Mariano, 21, mulatto, sailor Haley, Elien, 26, black, sailor Hall, John, 37, black, mariner Hastings, John, 27, black, mariner High, George, 32, mulatto, mariner Holland, George, 38, negro, mariner Lewis, Henry, 29, yellow, mariner Lobson, Henry, 25, black, mariner Manuel, John, 18, negro Ourai, John, 23, negro Perez, Antonio, 19, mulatto Rain, Frederick, 30, black Rodoma, William, 24, mulatto Romerson, Prince, 23, mulatto, barber5 Smith, Henry, 29, copper, mariner Smith, John, 25, yellow Smith, Peter, 26, black, mariner Stone, Julius, 30, black, cook Thompson, Isaac, 20, mulatto, laborer Warren, Peter, 30, mulatto Williams, Henry, 30, copper, mariner Williams, William, 35, black


HCGS members at O‘ahu Cemetery: Adler, Louis, 6th CA Inf. Arnold, C. N., 11th PA Vet. Res. Corps Babcock, George L., ?–1892; 44th MA Vol. Devlin, James*, 1848–1932; 10th TN Cav. Dietz, Gerhard*, 1846–1914; 6th CT Inf. Eldredge, Sgt. Charles H.*, 1842–18986

12th

MA Ellsworth, Capt. Richard D.*, 1829–1913; 9th IL Cav. Emerson, Nathaniel Bright*, b. 1 JUL 1839 at Waialua, attended O‘ahu College and Williams College (grad. 1865); 1st MA Inf., wounded at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville7 Francis, John W.*, 1842–1914; 23rd MO Inf. Greene, Rowland Jay*, 1836–1916; 26th CT Inf. Harris, Edward, ?–1888; 3rd NY Inf. Hartwell, Alfred Stedman*, 1836–1912; 44th MA Inf. Harvey, Edward L.*, 1847–1885; 42nd MA Vol. Hawkins, William C., 1846–1924; 58th PA Vol. LaPierre, Sgt. Louis L., ?–1924; 3rd CT Art. Lauth, Phil J., 1841–1886 Lutted, Sgt. James Oswald*, 1844?–19158

12th

NY Cav. McCabe, John, ?–1893, 13th NY Heavy Art. McCandless, Pvt. William*, 1837–1914, 2nd IA Cav. McKeague, Samuel Kennedy*, 1847–1912, 38th PA Inf. Munson, George W., 6th NY Inf. Nelson, Robert, 123rd NY Inf. Newell, Dana B.*, 1843–1927; 1st MA Inf. Ramey, James W., 1837–1885; 92nd OH Vol. Richley, Anthony*, b. 9 JAN 1844, Fayette, NY; 75th NY Inf., wounded at Pleasant Hill, LA;, worked for Dept. of Public Works as supt. bldg. construction as of 1912; d. 28 APR 1921 Rider, Phares W.*, 1848–1913; 151st OH Inf. Ross, Capt. John, 1836–1910; U.S. Navy Sherman, Fred K., 6th CA Inf. Shipley, George T., ?–1884; surgeon, U.S. Navy Simonson, Jeremiah V., 18th NY Cav. Strout, Edwin A.*, 1851–1917; USS Pontoosuc and U.S. Army Tilden, Capt. Joseph*, 1838–1885; 55th MA Vol. Toms, Lt. Col. John, 1837–1901; 27th OH Inf. Whitaker, F. H., 1837–1912; 19th IL Inf. Wilson, Charles B., ?–1884; 4th NY Cav. Yarick, George W., 1830–1893; 19th WI Inf

GAR Members 1886:

Adler, L., 6th CA Inf. Arnold, C. N., 11th PA Vet. Res. Corps Arnold, J. D., 11th PA Vet. Res. Corps Ashford, Volney V.*, 21st NY Cav. Austin, Jonathan, 78th NY Inf. Boehme, Theo. H., 5th U.S. Res. Corps Campbell, Thos., U.S. Navy Carey, Thomas, 16th IL Inf. Clarke, F. L., 99th NY Inf. Conn, J. D., U.S. Navy Cruzan, J. A., 3rd IA Inf. Daly, John F., 25th and 91st NY Inf. Dickey, Charles, 4th IL Cav. Eldridge [sic], C. H.*, 12th MA Inf. Emerson, Nathaniel B.*, 1st MA Inf. Goodale, Warren*, 114th U.S. Colored Inf., 11th MA Lt. Art. Green [sic], Rowland Jay*, 26th CT Inf. James, C. P., 58th PA Inf. Laine, R. W., USS Lancaster and Pensacola Lawrence, W. R., 88th IL Inf., 1st U.S. Eng. Lees, George C., 17th CT Inf. Lovejoy, Joseph F., U.S. Navy McAllister, W. B., 5th ME Inf. McCandles [sic], W. M.*, 2nd IA Cav. McGrew, John S., M.D., 83rd OH Inf. McKeague, Samuel*, 38th PA Inf. Merritt, W. C., 2nd IL Lt. Art. Noble, James F., 1st MA Heavy Art. Overend, R., 2nd MO Cav. Perry, W. H., 25th and 154th IL Inf. Place, William H., USS Yeoman and Cyane Putnam, J. H., 31st OH Inf. Ross, John, USS Ossipee Schreiber, Rudolph, 46th NY Inf. Simonson, J. V., 18th NY Cav. Smith, George W., 5th NY Inf. Smith, W. E., 84th NY Inf. Webb, E. E., M.D., 24th NY Inf. White, James T., 1st OH Art. Wilder, W. C., IL Inf. Wilkinson, W. H., 1st NY Mounted Rifles Williams, George C., 4th CA Inf. Williams, W. F., 8th CA Inf. Wright, John N., 22nd NY Cav. Yarrick [sic], G. W., 19th WI Inf.

Other: Albert, George, res. Sandwich Islands, seaman; enl. as pvt. age 39, 16 MAY 1864, Co. C, MA 5th Cav.; d. of disease 22 SEP 1864 Point Lookout, MD Bush, James, U.S. Navy Cannon, J. C. Dickson, Maj. J. Bates, 1833–1877; U.S. Army Dubois, Peter Dutton, Joseph (formerly Ira B.), b. 27 APR 1843, Stowe, VT; U.S. Vol. 1861–1865; gathered federal dead 1865–1867; Moloka‘i 1886 to work with Hansen’s disease patients Jones, Abel, res. Sandwich Islands, sailor; enl. as pvt. age 24, 25 JUL 1863, Co. D, MA 12th Inf.; disability disch. from Unassigned Det. Regt. Vet. Res. Corps 18 JUL 1864 McKay, H., U.S. Army Rose, C. H., U.S. Army Scott, H. A., U.S. Army Shirley, G. P., U.S. Navy

National Park Service edit

Image Name Service Rank Unit Service Duration Notes
Jack Adams Union Navy Seaman
c. 1864 Jack Adams, born Sandwich Islands, about 1834; resident of New York; enlisted in the United States Navy, at Brooklyn, New York, for 2 years, as ordinary seaman, on November 10,1864, aged 30; previous occupation, seaman; personal description, at the time of enlistment shown as black eyes, black hair, brown complexion, and standing at 5 feet 8 inches tall; india ink on arms and chest. [Naval Enlistment Rendezvous Records at www.fold3.com.]
John Adams Union Army Private 6th United States Colored Infantry Regiment 1865 John Adams, 6th United States Colored Troops; born Honolulu, Sandwich Islands; enlisted January 3, 1865, aged 23, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as substitute. (Muster Roll.)
Peter Adams Union Navy Seaman
1861–63 Peter Adams, born Sandwich Islands, about 1837; complexion, mulatto; 5 feet 4 inches in height; occupation, seaman; enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts, July 27, 1861, for 3 years in the United States Navy; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Clara Dolsen, 1863. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
George Albert Union Army Private 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry 1864 George Albert, born Warhoo [Oahu], Sandwich Islands; aged 39; height 5 feet 11 inches; black eyes, black hair, dark complexion; occupation, seaman; enlisted May 16, 1864, at Reading, Massachusetts, for 3 years; served as private, company A, 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Cavalry; died September 12, 1864.
John Aram Union Army Did not serve 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry John Aram, born Wahoo [Oahu], Sandwich Islands; aged 25; height 6 feet; black eyes, black hair, black complexion; occupation, seaman; enlisted March 15, 1864, at Dorchester, Massachusetts, for 3 years, by J. Catton; sent to the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Cavalry, but was rejected for service on March 26, 1864. [CMSR.]
Johnny Boy Union Navy Seaman New Hampshire 1864–65 Johnny Boy, born Sandwich Islands, about 1842; complexion, black; 5 feet 5 inches in height; occupation, sailor; enlisted in the United States Navy, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, October 19, 1864, for 3 years; served as 1st class fireman aboard the USS Isonomia and the USS San Jacinto, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  1. John Brown, born Honolulu, Sandwich Islands; aged 22; height 5 feet 7 inches; black eyes, dark hair, dark complexion; occupation, sailor; enlisted and mustered in at Providence, Rhode Island, on January 10, 1865, for 1 year; served in the 11th Regiment United States Heavy Artillery (Colored). [CMSR.]
  2. James Bush, born Sandwich Islands, about 1843; credited to Epsom, New Hampshire; enlisted as a substitute in the United States Navy, for 3 years, September 27, 1864; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Vandalia, and USS Beauregard; discharged for disability, July 14, 1865, from the receiving ship at New York City. [New Hampshire Rosters.]
  3. James Conant, born Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, about 1840; enlisted at New Bedford, at the age of 21, as ordinary seaman in the United States Navy, on May 21, 1861; personal description at the time of enlistment shown as black eyes, black hair, “very dark” complexion, and standing at 5 feet 6 inches tall. [Naval Rendezvous Enlistment records at FOLD3.com.]
  4. Henry David, born Sandwich Islands, about 1843; complexion, copper; 5 feet 4 inches in height; enlisted aboard the receiving ship Princeton, August 13, 1862, for 1 year; served as coal heaver aboard the USS Vanderbilt,1863. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  5. Peter Davis, born Warhoo [Oahu], Sandwich Islands; aged 26 years; height 5 feet 7 inches; black complexion, black eyes, black hair; occupation, sailor; enlisted March 9, 1864, at Weymouth, by G. C. Burrill, for 3 years; served in company D, 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Cavalry. [CMSR.]
  6. Howard Everson, born Sandwich Islands; aged 21 years; height 5 feet 6 inches; black complexion, black eyes, black hair; occupation seaman; enlisted April 19, 1864, at Roxbury, for 3 years, by Samuel J. Fletcher; served in 5th Regiment, Massachusetts Colored Cavalry; [CMSR.]
  7. Mariano Flores, born Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, about 1841; complexion, mulatto; previous occupation, sailor; enlisted as landsman, in the United States Navy, at New London, August 14, 1862, for 3 years. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  8. John Franks (surname also shown as Frank), born Warhoo (Oahu), Sandwich Islands; aged 25; height 5 feet 6 inches; black eyes, black hair, black complexion; occupation, sailor; enlisted December 16, 1863, at Provincetown, Massachusetts, for 3 years; mustered in at Readville, Massachusetts, January 9, 1864; served in company A, 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Cavalry; appointed corporal, September 29, 1865; shown on a muster out roll, dated at Clarksville, Texas, October 31, 1865; stated to be a free person of color on April 19, 1861. [CMSR.]
  9. Elien Haley, born Sandwich Islands, about 1838; complexion, black; 5 feet 5 inches in height; previous occupation, sailor; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, October 19, 1864; served as seaman aboard the USS San Jacinto, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  10. John Hall, born Sandwich Islands, about 1827; complexion, black; 5 feet 11 inches in height; previous occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Boston, Massachusetts, June 3, 1864; served as seaman aboard the USS Ithasca, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  11. John Hastings, born Sandwich Islands, about 1837; complexion, black; 5 feet 8 inches in height; occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November 23, 1864; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Richmond, 1865, and the USS Estrella, 1866 – 1867. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  12. Charles Heatley, born Niyahu, Sandwich Islands; aged 26 years; height 5 feet 10 inches; black eyes, black hair, black complexion; occupation, mariner; enlisted May 9, 1864, at Princetown, Massachusetts, for 3 years, by T.C. Hatch; mustered in on the same day, by captain Goodhue; served in company G, 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Cavalry (joined his company on July 15, 1864); stated to be “absent without leave” in October, 1864; absent sick at Petersburg, Virginia, since April 15, 1865; died July 15, 1865, at Fort Monroe, Virginia, of chronic diarrhoea. [CMSR.]
  13. George High (surname also shown as Height), born Sandwich Islands, about 1832; complexion, mulatto; 5 feet 5 inches in height; previous occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Providence, Rhode Island, September 9, 1864; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Vanderbilt, 1865; also served aboard the USS Ohio and the USS Colorado. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database; From the Muster Roll of the USS Colorado, dated January 1, 1865, copy of which is in possession of the author.]
  14. George Holland, born Sandwich Islands, about 1826; complexion, negro; 5 feet 8 inches in height; previous occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at New Bedford, May 28, 1864; served as seaman aboard the USS Lackawanna, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  15. Peter Johnson, born Sandwich Islands (one service card in his CMSR shows birthplaces as “Calafornia”), about 1839; occupation, sailor; enlisted at Bridgeport, Connecticut, by captain Wessells, on April 18, 1864, for 3 years, as a private in company F, 29th Regiment Connecticut (colored) Infantry; personal description at the time of enlistment shown as black eyes, black hair, black complexion, and standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall; died January 9, 1865, at Point of Rocks Hospital, of gastries (gastritis?). [U.S. Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863 – 1865, at Ancestry.com.]
  16. Joseph Kanaka, born Wahoo, Sandwich Islands, about 1835; enlisted at Kittery, Maine, for three years, as seaman in the United States Navy, on November 10, 1864; previous occupation, mariner; personal description at the time of enlistment shown as black eyes, black hair, dark complexion and 5 feet 6 inches tall; letters tattooed on arm. [United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891.]
  17. Peter Kelekai, born Sandwich Islands, Pacific Ocean, about 1839; enlisted at New Bedford, aged 22, for three years, as ordinary seaman in the United States Navy, on September 13, 1861; physical description at the time of enlistment shown as hazel eyes, black hair, copper colour complexion, and standing at 5 feet 4 1⁄2 inches tall. [Naval Rendezvous Enlistment records at www.familysearch.org.]
  18. Thomas Lee, born Wahoa, Sandwich Islands, about 1843; resident of Taunton, Massachusetts (in 1864); enlisted, at the age of 21, at New Bedford, Massachusetts, for three years, in the United States Navy, on June 28, 1864; received a bounty of $42, on enlistment; personal description, at the time of enlistment, shown as black eyes, black hair, “copper color” complexion, and standing at 5 feet 8 1⁄2 inches tall; also indicated to have a tattoo of the letters: OTWAY.HAMAIKUWA on his left forearm. [United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891.]
  19. Henry Lewis, born Sandwich Islands, about 1835; complexion, yellow; 5 feet 8 inches in height; previous occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Lota, Chile, July 21, 1864; served as landsman aboard the USS Wateree, 1864 – 1866. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  20. Henry Lobson, born Sandwich Islands, about 1839; complexion, black; 5 feet 10 inches in height; previous occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Kittery, Maine, December 7, 1864; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Dacotah, 1865 – 1868. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  21. John Manuel, born Sandwich Islands, about 1844; complexion, negro; 5 feet 2 inches in height; enlisted in the United States Navy, at New London, September 8, 1862; served as landsman aboard the USS Vanderbilt, 1862 – 1863. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  22. Jack Norton, born Sandwich Islands (his Naval enlistment records shows birthplace as Strongs Island, but complexion is noted as “Sandwich Islands”), about 1837; enlisted in the United States Navy, at Boston, 7 October, 1862, and served as seaman aboard the USS North Carolina, 1863; personal description at enlistment shown as standing at 5 feet 3 1⁄2 inches tall; admitted to the Naval Hospital (at New York?), with pneumonia, on March 16, 1863. [Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals, 1812 – 1934, at Ancestry.com; U.S. Naval Enlistment Registers at www.familysearch.org.]
  23. John Ourai, born Sandwich Islands, about 1840; complexion, negro; 5 feet 9 inches in height; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 1 year, at New York, February 9, 1863; served as ordinary seaman. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  24. Antonio Perez, born Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, about 1843; complexion, mulatto; 5 feet 2 inches in height; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, July 9, 1862; served as landsman aboard the USS Wyoming, 1863 – 1864. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  25. Frederick Rain, born Sandwich Islands, about 1832; complexion, black; 5 feet 4 inches in height; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Boston, Massachusetts, January 3, 1862; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Constellation, 1862 – 1863. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  26. William Rodoma, born Sandwich Islands, Pacific Ocean, about 1837; complexion, mulatto; 5 feet 6 inches in height; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at New Bedford, July 17, 1861; served as ordinary seaman. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database; Naval Rendezvous Enlistment records.]
  27. Prince Romerson (his surname is also shown as Robinson), born Owyhee [Oahu], Sandwich Islands (his birthplace is also indicated as being in India), about 1840; height 5 feet 3 1⁄2 inches (his naval record shows his height as 5 feet 2 inches tall); black complexion (naval record lists complexion as mulatto), black eyes, black hair; occupation, barber; originally enlisted at New York, January 22, 1863, for one year, as landsman in the United States Navy; served aboard the USS Wamsutta; also indicated to have enlisted in the United States Navy, aged 23, at Boston, and served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Wabash (this particular enlistment shows his surname as Robinson, birthplace as India, and personal description as black complexion, and standing 5 feet 5 inches tall) later enlisted April 23, 1864, at Boston, by G.W. Messinger, for 3 years, in the United States Army; mustered by lieut. D. Madden, May 5, 1864, at Readville, Massachusetts; served in company M, 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Cavalry; promoted to sergeant by virtue of Regimental order to date from June 1, 1864; absent sick at New Orleans, since July 8, 1865; shown as being present on the Hospital Muster Roll of Corps d’Afrique, U.S.A. General Hospital, at New Orleans, Louisiana in July and August, 1865; mustered out of service at New York City, October 9, 1865; discharged October 10, 1865, at Dav. Island, New York Harbor. [CMSR; NPS Soldier and Sailor Database; Find The data web site at http://civil-war-sailors.findthedata.org/.]
  28. Henry Smith, born Sandwich Islands, about 1836; complexion, copper; 5 feet 4 inches in height; previous occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Hoboken, April 5, 1865; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Hartford, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  29. John Smith, born Oahu, Sandwich Islands, about 1836; complexion, yellow; 5 feet 4 inches in height; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Boston, Massachusetts, November 12, 1861; served as seaman aboard the USS Portsmouth, 1863 – 1864. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  30. Peter Smith, born Oahu, Sandwich Islands, about 1838; complexion, black; 5 feet 2 inches in height; previous occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Kittery, Maine, September 10, 1864; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Bohio, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  31. Julius Stone, born Sandwich Islands, about 1832; complexion, black; 5 feet 2 inches in height; previous occupation, cook; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 2 years, at Boston, Massachusetts, July 29, 1862; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Ino, 1862 – 1863. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.] – The Naval Rendezvous Enlistment records actually show that he was born at St. Josephs, Col. (Colorado?), and his complexion is shown as Indian.
  32. Isaac Thompson, born Sandwich Islands, about 1844; complexion, mulatto; 5 feet 4 inches in height; previous occupation, labourer; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at Boston, Massachusetts, June 13, 1864; served as landsman aboard the USS Kennebec, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  33. Peter Warren, born Wahoa, Sandwich Islands, about 1834; resident of Chatham, Massachusetts, in 1864; enlisted, at the age of 30, at New Bedford, for three years, as ordinary seaman in the United States Navy, on June 28, 1864; received a bounty of $42, on enlistment; personal description, at the time of enlistment, shown as black eyes, black hair, “copper color” complexion, and standing at 5 feet 5 3⁄4 inches tall; tattoos of the letters: RAAIPUNI on his left forearm, and a crucifix on his right forearm; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Glaucus in 1865; the roll of this vessel shows his height as 5 feet 4 inches tall, and his complexion as mulatto. [United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891; NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  34. Samuel M. Watt, born Sandwich Islands, about 1843; previous occupation, sailor; enlisted by captain Nugent, at Kingston, New York, aged 21, for one year, as a private in company A, 20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, October 16, 1864; personal details at the time of enlistment shown as black eyes, black hair, black complexion, and standing at 5 feet, 8 inches tall; discharged, August 12, 1865, for disability at New Orleans, Louisiana; disability shown as chronic diarrhoea. (Muster Roll.)
  35. Henry Williams, born Owhyhee [Oahu], Sandwich Islands, about 1834; complexion, copper; 5 feet 7 inches in height; occupation, mariner; enlisted in the United States Navy, for 3 years, at New Bedford, November 17, 1864; served as ordinary seaman aboard the USS Midnight, 1865. [NPS Soldier and Sailor Database.]
  36. William Williams, born Sandwich Islands; enlisted, aged 25, as ordinary seaman in the United States Navy; served aboard the receiving ship USS Ohio, at Boston; shown in the medical log, dated January 20, 1862, as having rubiola, and sent to hospital. [Data sent by Ed Milligan, of Alexandria, Virginia, in an e-mail dated July 7, 2008, obtained from National Archives files.]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Damon 1941 harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFDamon1941 (help)
  2. ^ Vance & Manning 2015d, pp. 146–149.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Vance & Manning 2012.
  4. ^ a b Vance & Manning 2015c, pp. 138–141.
  5. ^ a b Armstrong 1865, p. 30.
  6. ^ McCunn 2015, pp. 142–145.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Oswald 1932, p. 20.
  8. ^ Vance & Manning 2015f, p. 158.
  9. ^ a b c Hawaiian Mission Children's Society 1865, p. 12.
  10. ^ Hawaiian Mission Children's Society 1865, pp. 11–12.
  11. ^ a b c d e Hawaiian Mission Children's Society 1862, p. 11.
  12. ^ a b c Hawaiian Mission Children's Society 1865, p. 11.
  13. ^ Manning & Vance 2014, p. 161.
  14. ^ Schmitt 1998, pp. 171–172.
  15. ^ Hawaiian Mission Children's Society 1865, pp. 10–12.

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