Description
Thomas Hughes: 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company G, Private. Additional service: 67th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company G.
✦ Invalid Pension: #489,703, Certificate #415,777
✦ Widow Pension: #374,164, Certificate #249568
✦ Cont. Widow Pension: #508,391, no Certificate indicated
(Researcher's note: On 01/02/1864 Thomas Hughes enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. He was an 18 year old Black male 5 foot tall born ~1846 in Clay County, Missouri. He enlisted for 3 years at Plattsburg, Missouri, as a farmer. Mary L. Hughes of Clinton County, Missouri, claimed Thomas as her slave. Mary Hughes is listed on the Platte County 1847 Tax List as an enslaver.
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
7/12/1883