Description
Stephen Martin, 18th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company H, Private:
✦ Invalid Pension: #912,453, Certificate #690,311
(Researcher's note: On 09/08/1864 Stephen Martin enlisted as a United States Colored Troop soldier. Stephen Martin was a 19 year old Black male 5 foot 8 inches tall born ~1845 in Platte County, Missouri. He enlisted for 3 years at St. Joseph, Missouri, as a farmer. Mrs. Theresa Martin of Andrew County, Missouri, claimed Stephen was her slave. Numerous Platte County Martins 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
8/29/1890