Black Person Information
First Name:
Jerry
Last Name:
Buchanan
Family Code:
25323
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Taylor
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1840
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
65.5
Skin Color:
Copper
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Thomas G. Buchanan
First Owner Code:
W08245
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Taylor
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
123rd Infantry USCT Company A
Enlisted Year:
1864
Additional Information
Notes:
Born in Taylor Co KY Enlisted at Lebanon KY without consent. Arrested for murder of Mr. Cornelius McGrency at Jeffersonville IN with a pistol, June 18, 1865. Further investigation determined self-defense and murder charge withdrawn November 1865