Description
Charles Carson: 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company F, Private. Additional service: 2nd Missouri Colored Infantry, Company K and 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company K.
✦ Widow Pension: #184,807, Certificate #352,074
(Researcher's note: On 12/03/1863 Charles Carson enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. He was a 25 year old Black male 5 foot 8 inches tall born ~1838 in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky. He enlisted for 3 years at Ironton, Missouri, as an engineer. Enlistment recruiter noted "No claimant appeared." John Carson of Buchanan County, Missouri claimed Charles Gordon was his slave. James and Mathew Carson were Platte County 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
3/7/1870