Description
George W Grooms alias George W. Graves: 67th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company C. Additional service: 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company H and 3rd Missouri Colored Infantry, Company C.
✦ Invalid Pension: #568,108, Certificate #963,601
(Researcher's note: George Groom enlisted at Liberty, Missouri, on January 1, 1864, and was mustered in as a Private in the 67th USCT Infantry, Company C.
On December 22, 1866, Joseph Groom of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #2221 for enlisted slave George Groom and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln. Joseph Groom claimed he had acquired title to George by “…purchase and delivery of the slave.”
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
3/30/1886