An important part of the Civil War took place on the high seas or the rivers which flowed through the South. Civil War sailors' lives could be spent in the tedium of blockade duty off the Gulf or Atlantic Coasts, in the din of battle inside an ironclad, or even in the Pacific raiding Yankee whalers. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System currently contains the records of approximately 18,000 African American sailors, though additional records will be added in the future. Information on the sources of these records may be found here.
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- Place Of Birth: Washington, District Of Columbia
- Muster: Dec 31 1863 - Teaser
Mar 31 1864 - Teaser
Sep 30 1864 - Teaser - Ship: Teaser
- Place Of Birth: Louisiana
- Muster: Sep 30 1863 - Mound City
Jan 1 1864 - Monticello
Apr 1 1864 - Mound City
Jul 1 1864 - Mound City
Oct 1 1864 - Mound City
Dec 31 1864 - Mound City - Ship: Monticello, Mound City
- Muster: Jul 1 1865 - Camanche
Sep 30 1865 - Camanche
Dec 31 1865 - Camanche
Mar 31 1866 - Camanche
Jun 30 1866 - Camanche
Sep 3 1866 - Camanche
Sep 30 1866 - Jamestown
Oct 11 1866 - Jamestown - Ship: Camanche, Jamestown
- Place Of Birth: Georgia
- Muster: Jan 14 1865 - Lenapee
Mar 31 1865 - Lenapee
Jul 1 1865 - Lenapee
Oct 12 1865 - Lenapee
Jan 1 1866 - Lenapee
Apr 1 1866 - Lenapee
Jul 1 1866 - Lenapee
Oct 1 1866 - Lenapee
Jan 1 1867 - Lenapee - Ship: Lenapee
- Place Of Birth: Lancaster Co., Virginia
- Muster: Jul 1 1864 - Dragon
Sep 30 1864 - Dragon
Dec 31 1864 - Dragon
Mar 31 1865 - Dragon
May 13 1865 - Dragon - Ship: Dragon
- Place Of Birth: Portsmouth, Virginia
- Muster: Apr 1 1863 - John L. Lockwood
- Ship: John L. Lockwood
- Place Of Birth: Matthews Co., Virginia
- Muster: Oct 23 1862 - Jacob Bell
Jan 1 1863 - Jacob Bell
Mar 31 1863 - Jacob Bell
Jun 30 1863 - Jacob Bell
Sep 30 1863 - Jacob Bell
Dec 31 1863 - Jacob Bell
Mar 31 1864 - Jacob Bell
Jun 30 1864 - Jacob Bell
Sep 30 1864 - Jacob Bell
Dec 31 1864 - Jacob Bell - Ship: Jacob Bell
- Place Of Birth: Monroe, Louisiana
- Muster: Jul 1 1864 - Ouachita
Oct 1 1864 - Ouachita
Jan 1 1865 - Ouachita
Apr 1 1865 - Ouachita
Aug 4 1865 - Ouachita - Ship: Ouachita
- Place Of Birth: Marion, South Carolina
- Muster: Mar 31 1863 - Pursuit
Jun 20 1863 - Pursuit
Sep 30 1863 - Pursuit
Nov 14 1863 - Clyde
Dec 31 1863 - Pursuit
Jan 1 1864 - Clyde
Mar 31 1864 - Clyde
Oct 1 1864 - Clyde
Jan 1 1865 - Clyde
Apr 1 1865 - Clyde
Jul 1 1865 - Clyde - Ship: Clyde, Pursuit
- Place Of Birth: Virginia
- Muster: Mar 31 1865 - Proteus
- Ship: Proteus
- Place Of Birth: Corsville, Virginia
- Muster: Oct 1 1862 - State of Georgia
Apr 1 1863 - State of Georgia
Jul 1 1863 - State of Georgia
Sep 30 1863 - Niphon
Dec 31 1863 - Niphon
Mar 31 1864 - Niphon
Jun 30 1864 - Niphon
Sep 30 1864 - Niphon
Dec 10 1864 - Niphon - Ship: Niphon, State of Georgia
- Place Of Birth: Biloxi, Mississippi
- Muster: Apr 1 1865 - Rodolph
- Ship: Rodolph
- Place Of Birth: Washington, District Of Columbia
- Muster: Jan 1 1863 - Thomas Freeborn
Mar 31 1863 - Thomas Freeborn
Jun 30 1863 - Thomas Freeborn
Sep 30 1863 - Thomas Freeborn
Dec 31 1863 - Thomas Freeborn
Apr 1 1864 - Thomas Freeborn
Jun 30 1864 - Thomas Freeborn
Oct 1 1864 - Thomas Freeborn - Ship: Thomas Freeborn
- Place Of Birth: Virginia
- Muster: Dec 31 1862 - Vanderbilt
- Ship: Vanderbilt
- Place Of Birth: Annapolis, Maryland
- Muster: Dec 31 1863 - Constitution
Mar 31 1864 - Constitution
Jun 30 1864 - Constitution - Ship: Constitution
- Place Of Birth: Richmond, Virginia
- Muster: Jun 30 1864 - Matthew Vassar
- Ship: Matthew Vassar
- Place Of Birth: CadizSpain
- Muster: Jun 30 1864 - Aroostook
Sep 30 1864 - Aroostook - Ship: Aroostook
- Place Of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland
- Muster: Sep 30 1863 - Argosy
Dec 31 1863 - Argosy
Mar 31 1864 - Argosy
Jun 30 1864 - Argosy
Sep 13 1864 - Argosy
Dec 31 1864 - Argosy - Ship: Argosy
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