MARTIN IN THE CIVIL WAR
SAILORS

The sailors listed in the index below all are African-Americans.  The story of black sailors in the Civil War is being told through the collaborative efforts of the National Park Service, Howard University, the Naval Historical Center, and a team of academic experts, using information from the National Archives.  A description of the project and more information can be found at the National Park Service's site right here.  The National Park Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database eventually will have information on all Civil War naval personnel of all ethnic backgrounds.




Name Age Complexion Occupation Home
Martin, Alexander 21 Black Shoemaker Trenton, New Jersey

Martin, Alexander 25 Colored None New Orleans, Louisiana

Martin, Benjamin 28 Negro Cook Abbeville Dist., South Carolina

Martin, Charles 35 Black Laborer Richmond, Virginia

Martin, Charles 34 Negro None Valparaiso, Chile

Martin, Charles 26 Negro Laborer Middlebush, New York

Martin, Daniel 21 Black Laborer Northumberland Co., Virginia

Martin, Edward 20 Mulatto Waiter New York, New York

Martin, Frank 18 Negro None Virginia

Martin, Frederick 18 Black Cook Brothertown, New York

Martin, Frederick 21 Negro Fireman New York, New York

Martin, Henry 21 Black
Maryland

Martin, Henry 40 Black
Kentucky

Martin, Henry C. 34 Negro Barber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Martin, James 33 Negro Cook Trenton, New Hampshire

Martin, James 30 Mulatto Brickmaker Milford, Delaware

Martin, James 21

England

Martin, James




Martin, James 46 Negro
South Carolina

Martin, James 23 Mulatto Waiter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Martin, James H. 17 Black Cook Baltimore, Maryland

Martin, Jerry 26 Negro Laborer Wilkes Co., Georgia

Martin, Jesse 27 Black None Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Martin, John 20 Negro Waiter Gatebridge, Virginia

Martin, Joseph 31 Mulatto Mariner West Indies

Martin, Joseph 25 Black Mariner England

Martin, Joseph
Negro


Martin, Moses 34 Negro Waiter/Servant Greenville, Mississippi

Martin, Nathan 45 Black Fieldhand/Cook Alabama

Martin, Norville 33 Black Laborer New Orleans, Louisiana

Martin, Prince 12 Negro
Alabama

Martin, Richard 19 Negro None Baltimore, Maryland

Martin, Richard 17 Black Fieldhand Walter Green's Ldg., Arkansas

Martin, Silas 18 Black Farmer Clarksville, Tennessee

Martin, Stephen 30 Negro Machinist Flint Hill, Virginia

Martin, Stephen R. 21 Mulatto Waiter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Martin, Thomas 22 Black Mariner St. Croix

Martin, Thomas A. 22 Mulatto Sailor Virginia

Martin, Thomas A. 21 Mulatto None Norfolk, Virginia

Martin, William 22 Negro Cook Springfield, Illinois

Martin, William F. 25 Black Cigarmaker Trinidad

Martin, William H. 22 Negro Fireman Tennessee

Martin, William J. 26 Negro Laborer Winchester, Tennessee

Martin, Willis 13 Mulatto Slave New Bern, North Carolina

Martin, Wills 22 Dark Laborer Mississippi





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