bef 1863--Elias S. Rouse Escapes and Joins Military

Title: bef 1863--Elias S. Rouse Escapes and Joins Military
Formatted date: 1863-01-01
Before: 1863
Event type: Escape
Description: Born in KY, Elias S. Rouse enlisted in the 54th MA infantry, Company K, in 1863 at Readville MA. He had escaped to MA prior to enlistment and listed his place of birth as Malden, CN. Records give a variety of information, possibly to protect him from being identified as a freedom seeker. He was wounded in South Carolina but continued to serve until the end of the war. He settled in Ypsilanti, MI after the Civil War, and married Mary Gay, a widow of another soldier who was lost in the war.
Participant: African American(s): Elias S. Rouse; Rouse, Elias S.
Location: Readville (Ma.); Ypsilanti (Mi.); Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Gay family; Rouse family
Source: Elias S. Rouse Escapes and Joins Military; U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865

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