Black Person Information
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Fields
Family Code:
23960
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1839.0
Occupation:
Farmer
Height:
70
Skin Color:
Black
Enslaver Information
First Owner Name:
Free
First Owner Code:
W0000
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000
Military Service
Military Unit:
108th Infantry USCT Company G
Enlisted Year:
1864.0
Additional Information
Notes:
Arrested 7/25/1864 in Louisville for striking sergeant George Thornhill, tried and acquited. Tried at Columbus MS for striking private Joe Scott with a musket barrel in Jan 1866 - imprisoned for 5 years at Jackson MS Penitentiary then dishonorably discharged