Enlisted 9 Sep 1864 in Company E, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Cavalry Regiment, USA, in the Civil War; killed in action with (murdered by) guerillas, January 25, 1865, near Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky; listed on AACWM, Plaque #12.
He was born about 1844 in Scott County, Kentucky. On September 9, 1864, he enlisted in Company E at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went from slavery directly into the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by Richard H. Haggard of Scott County at the time of his enlistment. In 1867, Richard Haggard filed a claim with the federal government asking for compensation for the loss of his slave.
He was born about 1844 in Scott County, Kentucky. On September 9, 1864, he enlisted in Company E at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went from slavery directly into the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by Richard H. Haggard of Scott County at the time of his enlistment. In 1867, Richard Haggard filed a claim with the federal government asking for compensation for the loss of his slave.
Enlisted 9 Sep 1864 in Company E, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Cavalry Regiment, USA, in the Civil War; killed in action with (murdered by) guerillas, January 25, 1865, near Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky; listed on AACWM, Plaque #12.
He was born about 1844 in Scott County, Kentucky. On September 9, 1864, he enlisted in Company E at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went from slavery directly into the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by Richard H. Haggard of Scott County at the time of his enlistment. In 1867, Richard Haggard filed a claim with the federal government asking for compensation for the loss of his slave.
He was born about 1844 in Scott County, Kentucky. On September 9, 1864, he enlisted in Company E at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
He and other men from his unit were escorting a Union Army cattle drive when they were ambushed and massacred by Confederate guerrillas outside of Simpsonville, Kentucky.
He went from slavery directly into the war against slavery. Per his service records, he was owned by Richard H. Haggard of Scott County at the time of his enlistment. In 1867, Richard Haggard filed a claim with the federal government asking for compensation for the loss of his slave.
Inscription
In Memory of
Allen Coleman
Private Co E
5th US Col'd Cav
Civil War
Jan 25 1865
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