Description
Frank Roach, 21st U. S. C. T., Company E:
✦ Invalid Pension: #1,032,094, no Certificate #.
✦ Widow Pension: #682,100, Certificate #487,546
(Researcher's note: On 02/24/1864 Frank Roach enlisted as a United States Colored Troop soldier. Frank Roach was an 18 year old Black male 5 foot 4 inches tall born ~1846 in Platte County, Missouri. He enlisted at St. Joseph, Missouri, as a farmer. Dudley Roach of Buchanan County, Missouri, claimed Frank was his slave. Numerous Roaches in Platte County 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
6/19/1891