Names of 116tth. U. S. Colored Troops.

Here are the names of the 116th. United States Colored Troops.

All these men started out as privates, then moved within the ranks.
Each company will have a short paragraph tell about each company.
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Company A.

Company A, 116th U.S. C. T., was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, in the month of July, 1864, and mustered into the United States service, for three years, on the 14th day of July, 1864.

1. William Goodwin. Lexington, June 8, 1864. Promoted to Corporal June 20, 1864. Reduced to ranks June 13, 1865.

2. Boon Hayes. Lexington, June 20, 1864. Promoted to Corporal June 19, 1865. Died at White's Ranch, Texas, August 26, 1866, of cholera.

3. Patrick Lewis. Lexington, June 2, 1864. Promoted to Corporal June 17, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant June 19, 1865.

4. James Yeifer. Danville, June 17, 1864. Promoted to Corporal July 4, 1864. Died  January 13, 1865.

Company B.

Company B was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, during the month of July, 1864, and mustered  into the service of the United States on the 14th day of July, 1864.

1. William Allen. Camp Nelson, July 21, 1864. Promoted to Corporal December 29, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant October 24, 1866. Had forty days furlough from October 23, 1866.

2. John Allen. Camp Nelson, July 2d, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant July 14, 1864. Died August 15, 1865, in General Hospital at New Orleans, Louisiana. Was an excellent soldier

3. Taylor Bright. Camp Nelson, July 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal at organization of Company. Promoted to Sergeant September 30, 1864. Reduced to ranks for inefficiency, October 1, 1866. Discharged October 7, 1866, by reason of enlistment in the Regular Army. Was a poor noncommissioned officer.

4. Archy Briars. Camp Nelson, July 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal at organization of Company. Reduced to ranks December 2d, 1864. Deserted While on furlough in fall of 1865.

Company C.

Company “C” was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, early in July, 1864, and did guard duty at Camp Nelson and provost duty at Lexington,
Kentucky.

1. George Branch. Musician. Discharged to re-enlist  in Thirty-ninth Regulars, October 7, 1866.
Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Promoted to Sergeant December 22, 1864. Appointed Principal Musician, and transferred to Staff, June 1, 1866.

2. Edward Clay. Lexington, July 1, 1864. Wounded at Dutch Gap; sent to Hospital, and discharged June 18, 1865, for disability.

3. Charles Dorsey. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Appointed Sergeant July 14, 1864; court-martialled for conduct prejudicial to good order, &c.; sentenced to six months’ hard labor in Military Prison, and forfeit ten dollars per month of pay for that time. Discharged November 29, 1865.

4. Joshua Holmes. Camp Nelson, July 1, 1864. Appointed Corporal July 14, 1864; reduced March 16, 1865. Became insane, and sent to Insane Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1866.

Company D.

Company D was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, during the early part of the summer of 1864, and mustered into the service, as a complete
Company, July 14th, 1864.

1. Samuel Owsley. Lexington, July 5, 1864. Corporal, and deserted because caught stealing.

2. Henry Scruggs. Camp Nelson, July 2, 1864. Appointed Corporal November 30, 164. Reduced June 4, 1865. Apointed again to Corporal February 1, 1866. Reduced for sleeping out of camp October 22, 1866..

3. Henry Thomas. Camp Nelson, June 18, 1864. Appointed Corporal April 30, 1865. Reduced July 4, 1865.

4. Evan Tucker. Camp Nelson, June 12, 1864. Discharged at City Point May 20, 865.

Company E.

Company E was organized and mustered into the service in July, 1864, at Camp Nelson, where it remained doing duty with the regiment until the 13th day of September, 1864.

1. George Cook. Camp Nelson, June 12, 1864. Promoted Corporal, January 14, 1865. Reduced April 1, 1865. Discharged to enlist in Ninth Regular Cavalry, October 12, 1866.

2. John Christopher. Camp Nelson, June 13, 1864. Sergeant from organization. Reduced for disobedience of orders,  January 14, 1865. Promoted Corporal January 27, 1865.

3. William Chaston. London, June 13, 1864. Sentenced by Court Martial to ten days hard labor, and forfeit ten dollars. Discharged to enlist in
Thirty-ninth Regulars, October 7, 1866.

4. Perry Craig. Camp Nelson, June 12, 1864. Corporal from organization. Reduced for being absent without leave, January 27, 1865.

Company F.

Company “F” was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, in July, 1864, under Captain--who commanded until September 8, 1864

1. Joseph Griffey. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Appointed Sergeant at the organization of the Company. Reduced to ranks for incompetency
March 10, 1865.

2. Harvey Garrard. London, June 29, 1864. Appointed Corporal at organization of Company. Died of disease February 28, 1865.

3. Silas Gilbert. Lexington, June 13, 1864. Punished for sleeping on post. Discharged to re-enlist in Regular Army, October 11, 1866.

4. John Wesley Jesse. London, July 15, 1864; Sergeant from organization. Promoted to Sergeant-Major May 1, 1865. Discharged 1865.

Company G.

This Company was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, during the month of July, 1864, by Colonel (now Brevet Brigadier-General) T. D. Sedgwick.

1. Daniel Garnett. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Died at Point of Rocks, Virginia, Febuary 28, 1865, of consumption.

2. Isaac Howard. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Promoted to Corporal February 5, 1865. Reduced October 14, 1865. Died August 14, 1866, of cholera.

3. Monroe Hemmerette. Camp Nelson, June 3, 1864. Appointed Corporal November 17, 1864. Reduced August 16, 1865. Tried by general court martial on charge of exciting mutiny, and sentenced to be confined at hard
labor for six months, with loss of all pay and allowances.

4. Richard Jackson. Camp Nelson, June 28, 1864. Promoted to Corporal October 14, 1865. Died in Texas, August 14, 1866, of cholera.

Company H.

Company “H” was organized and mustered into the United States service on the 12th day of July, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.

1. Isham Aldridge. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. Discharged to enlist in the Regular Army October 19, 1866.

2. James Brown. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Died of measles August 1, 1864.

3. William Dunn. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Discharged to re-enlist in Regular United States Army October 7, 1866.

Company I.

Company “I” was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, on the 13th day of July, 1864.

1. Harry Burley. Baltimore, Maryland, October 19, 1864. Discharged for disability, March 20, 1865.

2. Robert Caperton. Camp Nelson, July 5, 1864. Promoted to Corporal at organization of Company. Reduced to ranks November 29, 1864. Sentenced to serve the remainder of his time at Dry Tortugas by General Court Martial. Died May 11, 1866.

3. William Coffee. Camp Nelson, July 6, 1864. Promoted Corporal at organization of Company. Discharged for disability, May 3, 1865.

4. Harrison Graham. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. Died near Petersburg, Virginia,  April 18, 1865.

Company K.

The Company was organized at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, on the month of July 1864, and mustered into the United States service on the 12th day of
July 1864, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky

1. Thomas Boswell. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. In action at Petersburg, Virginia, April 1 and 2, 1865, and others; at the taking of R. E. Lee's Army,
April 9. Promoted from First Sergeant to Sergeant-Major, August 24, 1865.

2. Benjamin Graves. Camp Nelson, July 12, 1864. Died in Texas of fever, July 28, 1865.

3. Alexander Graves. Camp Nelson, July 6, 1864. Died of remittent fever, New Orleans, November 24, 1865.

4. Isaac Smith. Camp Nelson, July 6, 1864. Drowned on the march from White's Ranch, September 18, 1866.






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lar Army October 19, 1866.