Gilford P. Hervey
Representing: Union
G.A.R Post
- B. F. Larned Post #8, Larned, Pawnee Co. KS
Unit History
- 59th USCT Infantry F
Gilford P Hervey 59th USCT Co. F Muster In
Gilford P Hervey 59th USCT Co. F 1865 Muster Out
Gilford P Hervey Pension Card 1888 KS
Gulford P Hervey GAR B F Larned Post # 8
Gilford P Hervey Pension Pay Card 1907 WA
Gilford P Hervey Death Record 1920 WA
Family History
CWV GAR CEM SEATTLE KING CO HERVEY GULIFORD P BLACK UNION CENSUS CHRON 2022
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Gilford Hervey Enlisted on 6/27/1863 at LaGrange, TN as a Private. On 6/27/1863 he mustered into "F" Co. US CT 59th Infantry He was discharged (date not stated) (Estimated date of enlistment) Other Information: Buried: GAR Cemetery, Seattle, WA After the War he lived in Seattle, WA |
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Name: |
Gilford Hervey |
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Enlistment Date: |
27 Jun 1863 |
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Enlistment Place: |
LaGrange, Tennessee |
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Enlistment Rank: |
Private |
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Muster Date: |
27 Jun 1863 |
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Muster Company: |
F |
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Muster Regiment: |
U.S. Colored Troops 59th Infantry |
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Muster Regiment Type: |
Infantry |
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Muster Information: |
Enlisted |
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Side of War: |
Union |
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Title: |
Index to Compiled Military Service Records |
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Gilford P. Hervey was born enslaved, the third of 14 children of Cary M. and Rose Hervey in Halifax County, North Carolina, both of whom were owned by Gideon T. Hervey.
Hervey served with Company F of the 59th United States Infantry (USCI) formerly 1st Tennessee Colored Infantry, volunteering from his home in Water Valley, Mississippi, at La Grande, Tennessee June 1863. While in military service, Gilford was involved in a number of battles including the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads on June 10, 1864 near Tupelo, Mississippi and the repulse of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s attack on Memphis on August 21, 1864. Hervey was injured during the war which prompted his claim for a pension. He was discharged from military service on January 31, 1866 in Memphis, Tennessee.
After his discharge Hervey became a minister and resided in several states including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, and California before migrating to Seattle in 1915. During those years he married three times and had one child, a son named Carey, by his first wife, Annie Rankin. Hervey maintained his Seattle residence for five years. He died, however, in a hospital in Sedro Woolley, Washington on September 8, 1920. As a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Hervey was eligible for burial in Seattle’s GAR Cemetery located on Capital Hill. Hervey is one of three known African American Civil War soldiers buried there.
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Name: |
Gilford P Hervey |
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Rank at Discharge: |
Private GAR Post 8 B F Larned 1880’s |
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State of Service: |
Tennessee |
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Residence Place: |
Larned, Pawnee KS |
Mar 1 1885 Pleasant Valley Pawnee Co. KS
G P Hervey 43/1842/NC black
Ana 45/1840/KY black
C H F 14/1871/IL black
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Name: |
Guilford Hervey |
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Unit: |
F 1 Tenn. Cold Infantry; F 59 U.S.C. Infantry |
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Filing Date: |
2 Apr 1888 Pension Card |
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Place Filed: |
Kansas, USA |
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Relation to Head: |
Soldier |
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Roll number: |
214 |
1900 Pasadena LA Co. CA
G P Hervey 61/June 1838/NC married 1893 farmer
1910 Fairview Yakima Co. WA
Gilford P Hervey 69/1841/NC mulatto parents NC/NC Baptist Preacher married 2 says UA
Naomi R Hervey 28/1882/AL mulatto parents VA/VA married 8 years
Gilford P Hervey
BIRTH
Jun 1839
North Carolina, USA
DEATH
8 Sep 1920 (aged 81)
USA
BURIAL
Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington,
Cemetery
Adopt-a-Vet Sponsor
Denise Ottoson
Seattle, WA