Description
George Hughes alias George Carpenter. 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company E. Additional service: 67th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company D.
✦ Invalid Pension: #578,935, Certificate #477,655
✦ Widow Pension: #634,123, Certificate #431,284
(Researcher's note: On 01/02/1864 George Hughes enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. George Hughes was a 33 year old Black male 5 foot 8 inches tall born ~1831 in Shelby County, Kentucky. He enlisted for 3 years at Plattsburg, Missouri, as a farmer. Recruiter notes "He is marked with the small pox on his face. He belonged to General John S. Hughes and was sold in the Spring of 1862 under execution and is now the property of Mrs. Mary L. Hughes." Mary L. Hughes of Clinton County, Missouri, claimed George was her slave. Mary Hughes is listed as an enslaver on the 1847 Platte County Tax List.
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
7/16/1888