Buckner, Elijah

Title: Buckner, Elijah
Alias: Lize
Gender: Male
Biography: Elijah Buckner was mentioned as "Lize" in a January 12, 1865 letter from Leonard Stephens to his brother William, where he describes many enslaved men joining the draft to fight in the U.S. Civil War for the Union army.
Member: Buckner family
Birth date: circa 1844
Place of birth: Kenton County (Ky.)
Death date: 6 Jul 1921
Military service: Co. F, 117th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry; 117th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
Allegiance: United States of America
Place of enlistment: Covington (Ky.)
Service began: 30 Aug 1864
Service ended: 20 Aug 1867; Mustered out at Brownsville (Tex.); Brownsville (Tex.)
Relationship: Slaveholder(s): Stephens, Leonard; Stephens, Leonard
Source(s): U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865; Stephens Family Letters and Documents

Item sets: AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Boone County--S; Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County--A-K

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