Genealogy of the 33rd United States Colored Troops, Surnames G-H
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Here, we present abstracts of records of the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust (now digitized in the free collection Freedmen’s Bank Records, 1865-1874 at FamilySearch.org), then layer on abstracts of military records digitized at Fold3.com from two collections, Civil War Soldiers – Union, Colored Troops 31st to 35th Infantry and Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index. If you find an ancestor here, there are many more records waiting for you on Fold3.com, within the two subscription collections listed above.
Please scroll to the bottom of the page for source citations for these records. Happy Ancestor Hunting from the crew at Lowcountry Africana!
Benjamin Gardiner, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2796 Benjamin Gardiner, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Warsaw Isld SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Teena
Children: Lizzie
Father: Joseph
Mother: Judy
Brothers: James & Sam, William & Joseph
Sisters: Peggy Brown, Henrietta Taylor, Mary & Molsey Gardiner
Benjamin Gardiner X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Benjamin Gardner, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Helena Island SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 17
Where Born: St. Helena Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
John Gardiner, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2752 John Gardiner, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Age: 23
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Venus
Children: William 4 years and John 4 months
Father: Leon
Brothers: Jacob, Jack & Samuel
Sisters: Flora & Betty
John Gardiner X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
John Gardner, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 20
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Laborer
Stephen Geddis, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2798 Stephen Geddis, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Residence: St. Helena Isld SC
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Olivia
Children: Phoebe
Father: Moses dead
Mother: Lavinia
Brothers: Manuel, Moses and Simon
Sisters: Sukey, Nanny, Peggy and Lavinia
Stephen Geddis X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Steppeny Geddes, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 20
Where Born: Ladies Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Andrew General, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2836 Andrew General, Company C 33rd USCT
Where Born: Cat Island
Residence: St. Helena Isld. SC
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Teena
Children: Mary
Father: Paul dead
Mother: Mary dead
Brothers: Winter, Paul & Stepney
Sister: Mary
Andrew General X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Andrew General, Company C 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 28 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 21
Where Born: Cat Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Robert Goodwin, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2744 Robert Goodwine, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Wilmington, NC
Residence: Port Royal Isld. SC
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Hetty
Father: Friday Haines
Mother: Phoebe
Brothers: Grayson
Sisters: Nancy & Martha
Robert Goodwin X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Robert Goodwine, Company G 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 21 Mar 1863
Age at Enlistment: 19
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Bricklayer
Green Gordon, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 136 Green Gordon
Date of Application: 17 Mar 1866
Name of Master: Thom. Millet
Brothers: Joe Ban & Tom, Catharine
Regiment and Company: B 33rd USCT
Place of Birth: Lincoln Co. TN
Residence: of Mother Lincoln Co. TN
Remarks: Was waiter in Comp F 78 Vols
Came into Union lines Winter of 61 & 62
Green Gordon X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Green Gordon, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Hilton Head SC 11 Jan 1865
Age at Enlistment: 20
Where Born: Lincoln County TN
Occupation: Laborer
Ansel Graham, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2811 Ansel Graham, Company C 33rd USCT
Where Born: St. Helena SC
Residence: sarah H. Perry Place
Age: 23
Complexion: Dark
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Clarinda
Father: Sammy
Mother: Phoebe
Brothers: Frank Scott. Frank, William & Billy Middleton
Sisters: Abby, Jane & Anna Middleton
Ansel Graham X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Ansel Graham, Company A 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 15 Dec 1862
Age at Enlistment: 20
James Grant, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2806 James Grant, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Port Royal Island SC
Residence: Paris Island SC
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Single
Father: James Living on Savannah River
Mother: Diana Williams
Brother: Moses Pringle
Sisters: Mary & Celia
James Grant X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
James Grant, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 12 Feb 1863
Age at Enlistment: 17
Where Born: Port Royal Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
James Grant, Company K 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2978 James Grant, Company K 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 18 Aug 1868
Where Born: Cooahatchie [sic] SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Hilton Head
Age: About 30
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Roseanna
Father: John
Mother: Rose
Brothers: John Grant
Sisters: Rose wife of Renty Miller
James Grant X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
James Grant, Company K 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Camp Saxton 1 Dec 1862
Age at Enlistment: 24
Where Born: Bluffton SC
Occupation: Stevedore
William Grant, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3275 Lydia Grant, Wife of William Grant, Company C 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 3 Feb 1869
Where Born: Cat Island SC
Where Brought UP: Same Place
Residence: Beaufort SC
Age: 30
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Seamstress & Washer
Works For: Herself
Wife: Husband William Co. C 33rd USCT
Children: Charley Smith
Father: Poole Smith Cain Island
Mother: Molly Cain Island
Brothers: Lardress Smith
Sisters: Nanny Simmons, Laura Mitchell All live on Cain Island SC
Signature: Lydia Grant
Daniel Grayson, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2797 Daniel Grason, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Boatman
Works For: Himself
Wife: Diana
Children: Ellen
Father: Primus
Maother: Hagar died in 1864
Brothers: Stephen lives North
Sisters: Daphne, Rachel, Matilda and Rebecca
Civil War Service Record:
Daniel Grason, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 26
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Shoemaker
Edmund Green, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2852 Edmund Green, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Residence: Beaufort SC
Age: 22
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming on Port Royal Isld.
Works For: Himself
Father: Toney Green
Mother: Chloe
Brothers: David, Toney, Simon & Jo
Sister: Leah
Edmund Green X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Edmund Green, Company B 3rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 22
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Laborer
Jackson Green, Company K 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3208 Jackson Green, Company K 33rd USCT
Residence: Near School House “Old Fort” Plantation
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Peggy
Children: None
Father: Prince (dead)
Mother: (dead)
Brothers: None
Sisters: Clarissa & Susanna
Wife’s Father Sandy dead. Mother Silla.
Jackson Green stutters a little.
Jackson Green X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Jackson Green, Company K 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Camp Saxton 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 24
Where Born: Bluffton SC
Occupation: Hostler
Joseph Green, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2795 Joseph Green, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same place
Complexion: Dark Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Phoebe
Children: Clifford
Father: Joseph Green
Mother: Katy Green
Borthers: Peter & Sammy
Sisters: Laura Bryan
Joseph Green X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Joseph Green, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 22
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Laborer
Moses Green, Company D 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3480 Moses Green , Company D 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 27 Jul 1869
Where Born: Savannah GA
Where Brought Up: Same Place & at “Old Fort”
Residence: “Old Fort” Port Royal Island SC
Age: About 29
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Patty Green
Children: John Andrew Green 2 1/2 yrs
Father: Caesar Wallace
Mother: Silla dead about 5 years
Brothers and Sisters: Jimmy White, Tom Wallace, Simon Grant or Wallace
Potro Haywood
Moses Greene [signature]
Civil War Service Record:
Moses Green, Company D 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 23
Where Born: Savannah GA
Occupation: Farmer
Quaker Green, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2823 Quaker Green, Company E 33rd USCT
Where Born: Cooper River near Charleston
Residence: St. Helena Isld. SC
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Hannah
Children: Miley, Titus & Silby
Father: George
Mother: Silla
Brothers: None
Sisters: None
Quaker Green X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Quaker Green, Company E 33rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Helena SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 29
Where Born: St. Helena Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Frank Hagans, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3385 Frank Hagans, Company C 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 6 Apr 1869
Where Born: Jacksonville FL
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Beaufort SC
Age: About 29
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Lavinia
Father: George Hagans
Mother: Ann dead
Brothers: Aleck dead
Sisters: Lafila. No More
Frank Hagans X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Frank Hagens, Company C 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 6 Feb 1863
Age at Enlistment: 24
Where Born: Jacksonville FL
Occupation: Boatman
Ansel Haggard aka Ansel Hazzard, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2821 Ansel Haggard, Company E 33rd USCT
Where Born: Darien GA
Residence: Washaw Isld. SC
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Kate
Children: Becky, Atchy & Lindy
Father: Molbrook dead
Mother: Phoebe dead
Brother: July
Sister: Cinda
Ansel Haggard X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Ansel Haggard aka Ansel Hazzard, Company E 33rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Simons Island GA 14 Dec 1862
Age at Enlistment: 34
Where Born: Glenn County GA
Occupation: Laborer
Joseph Haines, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2832 Joseph Haines, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Coosahatchie SC
Residence: Beaufort SC
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Brick-layer
Works for: Himself
Wife: Mary
Children: Betsey & Rosa
Father: Robert
Mother: Betsey dead
Brothers: None
Sisters: Susan, Emma & Sophia
Joseph Haines X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Joseph Haines, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 25
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Laborer
Nathan Haines, Company B 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2842 Nathan Haines, Company B 33rd USCT
Where Born: Port Royal Isld. SC
Residence: Savannah
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Carpenter
Wife: Single
Father: Carolina dead
Mother: Diana McKnight
Brothers: Solomon, Carolina, Samuel, Albert & Jimmy McKnight
Sister: Rachel
Nathan Haines X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Nathan Haines, Company B 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 36
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Engineer
Abram Hamilton, Company H 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3985 Abram Hamilton, Company H 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 1 Sep 1870
Where Born: St Helena Island SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Age: 25
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Nancy
Father: Ishmael Brown dead
Mother: Abby
Brothers: Toby & Moses & Scipio Brown
Sisters: Patsie wife of David Small. Violet wife Barrock Fuller. Nanny wife of Handy Linyard(?)
Abram Hamilton X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Abram Hamilton, Company H 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 25
Where Born: Beaufort SC
Occupation: Laborer
Willam Happy, Company F 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2914 Nancy Happy, Widow of William Happy, Company F 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 7 Aug 1868
Where Born: Georgetown SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Beaufort SC
Age: About 25
Complexion: Brown, marked with small pox
Occupation:Seamstress & Cook
Works For: Herself
Husband: William Co. F 33rd USCT
Children: Mary (10)
Father: Gabriel Green dead
Mother: Phoebe Green
Brothers: Scipio Green, One more don’t know name
Sisters: Docia Green. Rhody Green. Beck Brown. Sally Green
Husband William dead
Nancy Happy X Her Mark
Civil War Service Record:
William Happy, Company F 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 9 Dec 1862
Age at Enlistment:
Where Born: Georgetown SC
Occupation: Teamster
Died of wounds received in action near Pocotaligo SC 31 Dec 1865
Luke Harris, Company H 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 3334 Luke Harris, Company H 33rd USCT
Date of Application: 9 Mar 1869
Where Born: Harris Neck McIntosh Co. GA
Residence: Same Place
Age: 24 Co. H 33rd
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Wife: Betsey
Children: Susan 1 1/2 years
Father: Burgen died 15 years ago
Mother:Jane at Harris Neck
Brothers: Hamilton, Wm Curry, Lewis Curry & David Curry
Sisters: Bina Jenkins, Ellen McIntosh and Sally Sheaves
Luke Harris X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Luke Harris, Company H 3rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 19
Where Born: McIntosh GA
Occupation: Laborer
James Haynes, Company E 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2869 James Haynes, Company E 33rd USCT
Where Born: Hilton Head SC
Residence: Ladies Island SC
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Single
Father: Hector dead long ago
Mother: Maria dead
Brothers: Dick & Gadsden both dead
Sister: Nancy
James Haynes X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
James Haynes, Company E 33rd USCT
Enlisted at St. Helena SC 1 Nov 1862
Age at Enlistment: 22
Where Born: Georgetown SC
Occupation: Mason
Able Hewitt, Company A 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2898 Able Hewitt, Company A 33rd USCT
Where Born: Ladies Island SC
Where Brought Up: Same Place
Residence: Same Place
Complexion: Brown
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Judy
Children: Hagar & Eliza
Father: Lunnon Jackson
Mother: Peggy dead
Brothers: None
Sisters: Nanny, Eve, Bina, Riah, Dolly
Able Hewitt X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Abel Hewitt, Company A 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort 19 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 26
Where Born: St. Helena SC
Occupation: Cartman
John Hibbard, Company D 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 90 John Hibbard
Date of Application: 28 Feb 1866
Name of Master: Howell Hollister
Name of Mistress: Mary
Plantation: Savannah GA
Height and Complexion: 5 ft 6 Black
Father or Mother? John Stafford, Serina Gray
Regiment and Company: D 33rd USCT
Place of Birth: St Marys GA
Residence: St Marys GA
Brothers: Robert, Lewis, Henry
Sisters: Jane, Milley
John Hibbard X His Mark
Richard Howard, Company C 33rd USCT
Freedmen’s Bank Record:
Acct: 2906 Richard Howard, Company C 33rd USCT
Where Born: Pinckney Island SC
Residence: Seabrook Hilton Head Island
Age: 22
Complexion: Black
Occupation: Farming
Works For: Himself
Wife: Tilla
Children: None
Father: dead
Mother: Nellie
Brothers: William, Toby Jones and Sampson
Sisters: Leah, Rhina & Daphne
Richard Howard X His Mark
Civil War Service Record:
Richard Howard, Company E 33rd USCT
Enlisted at Beaufort SC 26 Oct 1862
Age at Enlistment: 20
Where Born: Pinckney Island SC
Occupation: Laborer
Source Citations:
Freedmen’s Bank Records:
“Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874,” database, FamilySearch.org, from Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company. Registers of signatures of depositors in branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, 1865–1874.
Civil War Service Records:
“Civil War Soldiers – Union, Colored Troops 31st to 35th Infantry,” database, Fold3.com, from Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 31st through 35th, NARA M1992.
Civil War Pension Records:
“Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index,” database, Fold3.com, from Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, NARA T289.