07/16/1888: Pension Index Card for U. S. Colored Troop soldier Winston, Samuel

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

PEN.0083

Collection

1865-1919 Civil War Pension Index Cards

Archive Items Details

Description

Samuel Winston: 65th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company D. ✦ Sister Pension: #378,048, no Certificate indicated. (Researcher's note: On 01/04/1864 Samuel Winston enlisted as a U. S. Colored Troop soldier. Samuel Winston was a 29 year old Black male 5 foot 4 1/2 inches tall born ~1835 in North Carolina. He enlisted for 3 years at Brunswick, Missouri, as a farmer. "Widow" (Letitia) Winston of Platte County, Missouri, claimed Samuel was her slave. Numerous Platte County Winstons 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

7/16/1888

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Samuel

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Winston, Samuel

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Winston, Widow (Letitia)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

NARA, Civil War Pensions Index, 1861-1900, Publication No. T289, Record Group 15

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/30/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1888.07.16 65th USCT Co. D - Winston Samuel.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1865-1919 Civil War Pension Index Cards CatalogIt version.xlsx [6.28.26 Edited]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/16/1888: Pension Index Card for U. S. Colored Troop soldier Winston, Samuel