Description
James Burgess alias James Smith: 62nd U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company G. Died October 18, 1924, at National Soldiers Home, Virginia.
✦ Invalid Pension: #1,167,651, 03/14/1907 Certificate #917,409.
(Researcher's note: 12/07/1863: Burgess, James, enlisted as a United States Colored Troop soldier. James Burgess was a 20 year old Black male 5 foot 5 inches tall born ~1844 in Platte County, Missouri. He enlisted for 3 years at Chillicothe, Missouri as a farmer. George Burgess of Platte County claimed James Burgess was his 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
6/3/1895
