01/26/1884: Pension Index Card for U. S. Colored Troop soldier Gaines, Henry

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

PEN.0025

Collection

1865-1919 Civil War Pension Index Cards

Archive Items Details

Description

Henry Gaines: 79th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company B and F, Private. ✦ Mother Pension: #312, 378, no Certificate indicated (Researcher's note: On 11/27/1863 Henry Gains enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. He was a 19 year old Black male 5 foot 8 inches tall born ~1844 in Platte County, Missouri. He enlisted for 3 years at Tipton, Missouri, as a farmer. (Name blank) Gains of Platte County claimed Henry was his slave. Numerous Platte County Gains/Gaines were enslavers. As of July 1, 2026, Civil War U. S. C. T. Pension Record case files are not currently available on the Internet and would need to be ordered from the National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.)

Date(s) of Creation

1/26/1884

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Henry

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Gaines / Gains, Henry

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Gaines, (unnamed)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

NARA, Civil War Pensions Index, 1861-1900, Publication No. T289, Record Group 15

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/30/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1884.01.26 79th Co. B - Gaines Henry.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1865-1919 Civil War Pension Index Cards CatalogIt version.xlsx [6.28.26 Edited]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/26/1884: Pension Index Card for U. S. Colored Troop soldier Gaines, Henry