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Author: pentax75
Surnames: Goodall
Classification: queries
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I came across a grave marker in Crown Hill Cemetary in Indianapolis, Indiana for a soldier
named Minas Goodall. His headstone indicates only he was a member of the U.S. Colored
Infantry, PVT 14. His name is indicated, on the Crown Hill listing as a Confederate
soldier who apparently fought on the side of the South for some period of time.(unknown
how long) His date of death (the d. I presumes means death date) is listed as 28
September 1924. There are no dates on the headstone, just the name and unit.
Now my daughter is married to a Goodall and they are very interested in perhaps seeing if
any more concise information might be found for this particular person. My daughter is
going to the main library in Indianapolis to see if they have the city newspaper on
microfilm, for that 1924 date, to see if this gentleman's obit was published. I have
been searching the web and some library references, but have not been able to find any
extensive information about the African-American units who fought on both sides. Mainly,
we're trying to find lists of those particular companies, regiments, unit types and
listings of names, IF ANYTHING LIKE THIS EXISTS.
If anyone who has extensive knowledge about the civil war POW camps, please let us know
where more information might be found. Oh, yeah, we think this person may have been a POW
at Camp Morton in Indianapolis, but survived. We know that 1616 Confederate soldiers died
there, were buried in Greenlawn Cemetary, then reinturred in a special area in Crown Hill.
Another thing we wonder is if his first name is actually MINAS. I cannot find a name
like this in any English names web sites I've researched. We wondered if his name may
have been spelled wrong or maybe it was a middle name.
Thanks for any information available.
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