MAPP's that Served in the Civil War - George Mapp

George Map[p]

Private Company E 9th U.S. Colored Infantry

DESCRIPTION:

Age: 23 Height: 5 feet 5 1/2 inches Complexion: Black

Eyes: Black Hair: Black Place of Birth: Northampton County, VA

Occupation: Laborer 

ENLISTMENT:

When: November 11, 1863

Where: Northampton County, VA

By Whom: Colonel William Birney Term: 3 Years

Mustered-In: November 17, 1863 at Camp Stanton, Benedict, Charles County, MD.

REMARKS:

Mustered-out: November 26, 1866 at New Orleans. 

SERVICE INFORMATION (Summary): 

Promoted to the ranks of Corporal on October 24, 1864

GENEALOGY: This information is speculation based on age and location. I found two marriage records and a death certificate that show George’s life after the Civil War. He was married to Lettie [Letty] James and then Fanny Kelly. His parents were Mark Christian Mapp and Ada Bailey. He had a brother by the name of Horace Mapp who lived with George in 1880 and again 1900. Horace also was listed on his death certificate. I did not find any children listed for George or his wives. 

Virginia Death Certificate

Name: George Mapp

Gender: Male

Race: Black

Death Age: 76

Birth Date: 1840

Death Date: 22 Apr 1916

Death Place: Northampton, Virginia, USA

Registration Date: 24 Apr 1916

Father: Mark Christean [Mapp]

Mother: Ada Mapp [Baily]

Virginia Marriage Certificate

Name: George Mapp

Gender: Male

Marital status: Single

Race: Black

Age: 53

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Place: Northampton Co., VA.

Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1897

Marriage Place: Northampton, Virginia

Father: Mark Mapp

Mother: Ada Mapp [Baily]

Spouse: Lillie Mapp [James]

Name: George Mapp

Gender: Male

Marital status: Widowed

Race: Black

Age: 54

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Place: Northampton Co, VA

Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1900

Marriage Place: Northampton County, Virginia

Father: Mark C. [Mapp]

Mother: Ada [Baily]

Spouse: Fanny Kelly

U.S., Civil War Pension Index

Name: George Mapp

Gender: Male

Place Filed: Virginia, USA

Relation to Head: Soldier

Spouse: Fannie Mapp

MAPP's that Served in the Civil War - Alfred Mapp

Alfred Map[p]

Corporal Company B 9th U.S. Colored Infantry

DESCRIPTION:

Age: 20 Height: 5 feet 7 3/8 inches Complexion: Black

Eyes: Black Hair: Black Place of Birth: Accomack County, VA

Occupation: Farmer 

ENLISTMENT:

When: November 7, 1863

Where: Locust Mount, Accomack County, VA

By Whom: Colonel William Birney Term: 3 Years

Mustered-In: November 11, 1863 at Camp Stanton, Benedict, Charles County, MD.

REMARKS:

Mustered-out November 26, 1866 at New Orleans, LA

SERVICE INFORMATION (Summary): 

• Promoted to Sargent from Corporal on January 25, 1864
• Sent to general hospital Beaufort, SC. on March 13, 1864
• Detailed as a sharpshooter on January 16, 1865
• Inaction with Company Johns Island, SC, Deep Bottom, VA, & Chaffin’s Farm, VA
• Reduced in rank May 4, 1866 to Private. Court Marshall on charges of (1) General Disobedience of Orders, (2) Absence without Leave, (3) Disrespectful Language to 1st Sargent, and (4) Neglect of Duty and Improper Conduct.

9th Regiment Infantry (http://civilwararchive.com/unioncol.htm) 

Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Md., until March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, S.C., March 3-7. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas to November, 1866.

SERVICE.--Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., until April, 1864, and at Port Royal Island, S.C., until June. Ashepoo Expedition May 24-27. Expedition to Johns and James Islands June 30-July 10. Engaged July 7 and 9. Duty at Beaufort, S.C., until August. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., August 4-8. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond August, 1864, to April, 1865. Demonstration on north side of James River August 13-18. Skirmishes at Deep Bottom August 14-15. Russell's Mills August 16. Moved to Bermuda Hundred front August 18, thence to Petersburg August 24, and duty in trenches until September 26. Demonstration on north side of James September 26-30. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Gilmer September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. In trenches before Richmond until April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Duty at Richmond, Petersburg and City Point until June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1, thence to Brownsville, Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, until October, 1866. Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 2. Mustered out November 20, 1866.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315.. 

GENEALOGY: Other than Alfred’s Civil War service records, I could not find any information concerning him in the US Census, Virginia Marriage/Birth/Death records or any other records.

MAPP's that Served in the Civil War - Levi Mapp

Levi Mapp

Private Company B 10th U.S. Colored Infantry

DESCRIPTION:

Age 23 Height: 4 feet 11 inches Complexion: Black

Eyes: Black  Hair: Black  Place of Birth: White Marsh, Gloucester County, VA or Northampton County, VA [different location on several records]

Occupation: Farmer 

ENLISTMENT:

When: October 30, 1863

Where: Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA

By Whom: Col. J. A. Nelson Term: 3 Years

Mustered-In: Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA on November 18, 1863

REMARKS: On September 15, 1864, Levi was sent to the City Point, Petersburg, VA hospital and the muster records for Sept/Oct and Nov/Dec have a one word sentence “Slave”.  These are the only records out of 33 total service records that mentioned the word slave.

Died in the L'Ouverture (https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/civilwar/default.aspx?id=73499) Hospital, Alexandria, VA on January 28, 1865. He was admitted to this hospital on October 31, 1864.

The muster roll remarks for Jan/Feb 1865 state “due soldier dif[ference] between pay of wh[ite] & colo’d [colored] soldier Jan & Feb $6’. 

Hospital records indicate he died of consumption (also known as Tuberculosis). On his possession were a dress uniform coat, trousers and a pocket knife. His possessions were auctioned off for $135.00. The army stated he had received $300.10 worth of clothing.

Levi’s record of Death and Interment states the following;

• Grave # 144 located in the military cemetery Alexandria, VA (most likely buried in the Alexandria’s Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery https://www.alexandriava.gov/FreedmenMemorial) 
• Married to Mary Mapp of Accomac County, VA
• Died Jan 28, 1865 and buried on Jan 30, 1865 at the age of 22.

SERVICE INFORMATION (Summary): Levi did not show up on my original list of names. I was led to him through the widows pension files. These files provide some genealogical information as well as a story about his widow, Mary Mapp.

GENEALOGY: In the Widows Pension File, there are 58 records pertaining to Mary “Mollie” Mapp, the wife of Levi Mapp. 

Declaration and Identification In Due Form states the following;

• Proof of Service: States the same information provided above in the remarks section.
• Death: Provides more information about his death and testimonies about his health prior to enlisting. All the witnesses testified that they knew Levi Mapp prior to enlisting and that he was in good health. Witnesses included; Thomas Turner, George Bailey, John Tourard (not sure about spelling), Arthur Shield, Jacob Hornnarsin (not sure about spelling) and Charles Finney. William C. Mapp also testified that he was Levi Mapp’s owner from 1845 to the date of his enlistment. 

NOTE: It is not always, we find the names, locations and records of slaves, but in Levi and Mary’s case we have this information from the Miles Files (http://espl-genealogy.org/MilesFiles/site/p340.htm#i33939) which is a wealth of information concerning Accomack County, VA. So let's start with William C. Mapp, the son of George Thomas Mapp and Leah Harrison. George Thomas Mapp was also the slave owner of my great (2X) grandfather Appy (Taby) Mapp. William C. Mapp married Catherine K. Turlington the daughter of Samuel M. Turlington and Elizabeth R “Betsy” Nock. Catherine inherited Levi, Mary and daughter Mary from her father Samuel.

Will of Samuel Turlington

25 May 1861

...To dau. Caty K. Mapp slaves Levi, Henry, Mary sr. and Georgeanne...

If you use the link above to the Miles File’s and look up George Thomas Mapp and Samuel Turlington, I think you will find most of our Mapp ancestors. 

The rest of the pension file (found on Fold3.com) is filled with applications and hearings concerning Mary’s denied pension. The meat of this argument between Mary and the US Government is that she was denied her continued pension because she lived with another man, Jim Hopkins. In one of her arguments she stated she and this man never married so that she could keep her pension. In the end, after 58 pages, it looks like she appealed as high as she could go and did not get her pension. It also looks like the only child between Levi and Mary died at some time before the pension dispute.

In conclusion, there is so much more to learn from these records and I hope to do so some day.