Description
Jack Gant: 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company H. Died July 24, 1879, at Wyandotte City, Kansas.
✦ Widow Pension: #516,261, Certificate #827,777
✦ Minor Pension: #527,500, no Certificate indicated
(Researcher's note: On 01/01/1864 Jack Gant enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. He was a 25 year old Black male 5 foot 6 inches tall born ~1839. He enlisted for 3 years at Liberty, Missouri, as a farmer. Henry Gant of Clay County claimed Jack was his slave. Henry Gant is identified as a enslaver on a Platte County deed.
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
6/4/1891