1890 United States Census Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War Copiah, Mississippi
All surviving soldiers who served in the Union Army were not enumerated due to political tensions in the South and problematic census taking. Confederate veterans were enumerated despite the fact the census was designed for Union veterans. The Census Bureau later drew a line through the names of Confederate veterans. This census was recorded June, 1890.
Transcriber’s comments are enclosed in parenthesis.
George W. McGrew - Private - Company E - 145 or 146 NY
(Three George W. McGrew were listed serving 5th Ohio Cavalry, 16th Illinois Infantry and 153rd Ohio Infantry - National Guard.)
Kate widow of Joseph H. Miller - Private, 2nd US Cavalry
(Joseph H. Miller - Company D, 2nd Regiment, U.S. Cavalry - Regular Army)
Conrad Appel - Private - Company E - 2 La
(Conrad Appel - Company E, 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Infantry)
William M. Carter - Teamster - 23rd Inda Infty
(37 men served from Indiana with the name William Carter. One man named William M. Carter served with 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.)
William Adams - Private - 5th Heavy Artillery
(Two men named William Adams served with the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery.)
Fred Adams - Private - Company I - 48 La Inf
Comments: (He is) in the last stage of consumption.
(A Frederick Adams served with the 48th Regiment, New York Infantry.)
John Reed? - Private - Company A - 58 MS Inf
Comments: (He is) so very illiterate and can give but little information.
Christian Cramer alias Adam Foster - Private - Company K - 104 Ind Cav - wounded right leg
Adam Farmer - Private - Company Q? - 51 Col Inf
William McGrew - Private
Anthony Bethany - Private - Company F - 53 Col Inf
William B. Sewell - Private/Sgt - 2nd Cal/US Inf
Albert Clarke - Private - Company C - 49 W Inf
Albert H. Davis - Private - Company A - 8 Iowa Inf -
Mittie Jones widow of U.S. Soldier
Moses Jones - U.S. Soldier Miss.
Henry Buchannon - U.S. Soldier
Ruben Knapp - U.S.
Comments: I cannot get nothing reliable from this man.
(Fifty-one William McGrew served in the Union Army.)
Comments: This is a rather sensible man but does not know date of discharge.
(Anthony Beathny, Company F, 53rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry)
Comments: (He has) injury of head and left ear.
(William J. Sewell, Company C, 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry)
Beauregard, Copiah County, Mississippi
Supervisor District - 4
Enumeration District - 79
Enumerated by Ben. F. Jones
Comments: chronic diarrehera, All in good health except Clarke and old lady Vaughn. Clarke is able to work but Mrs. Vaughn quite old and feeble and has a very bad cough. Mrs. Vaughn’s husband Henry Vaughn served in the Mexican War.
(Albert H. Davis, Company A, 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry)
Comments: (There were 49 men named Moses Jones who served with the Union Army.)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
1890 Census of Civil War Soldiers, Sailors or Their Widows - Microfilm Number: 1323
Microfilm found at Mississippi Department of Archives and History.