| Father: | John Black |
| Mother: | |
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1832. Dubois County, Indiana. |
| Spouse: | Eliza Jane Willis (b. 10/1834 - d. 1/17/1927) |
| Children: | Margaret Isabell, Mary Jane, James Henry, William W., Nelson N. |
| Date and Place of Death: | 7/21/1870. Tennyson, Indiana (Warrick County). |
| Place of Burial: | Garrison Cemetery, Warrick County (Skelton Township).
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| Military History: | Wounded at the Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862. Discharged due to disability on May 7, 1863. See details below. |
| Comments: | Nathaniel's wife, Eliza, married John P Garrison (a member of the 42nd Indiana, Co. D) after Nathaniel's death. |
| Submitter of Information: | Susie Rose, Debbie Galloway See also: http://www.geocities.com/susierose.geo/page0.html |
Pvt. Nathaniel Black (photo believed taken in 1861)
Photo Courtesy of Susie Rose
Commissioned Officer's Statement for Pension of Nathaniel
Black
I certify on honor that Nathaniel Black, a member of my Co."A" 42nd Regt. of Ind. Vol. Infantry, while doing duty in line of his duty and in the service of the United States while in line of battle at Stone River Tennessee on the 31 day of Dec.1862 was wounded in the right shoulder, the ball striking him about 2 inches below the shoulder joint, coming out at the shoulder joint, dislocating his shoulder and thereby disabling him so that he was discharged from service of the United States on the 7th day of May 1863.
I make this statement cheerfully that a brave and worthy man may have a pension to which in my judgment he is most unquestionably entitled.
Given under my hand on this 8th day of April 1864
In another statement, Nathaniel was described as 6 feet in height, Sandy complexion, Blue eyes and light hair.
In a statement made by William B Clark MD dated 13 Nov 1871 appearing before
James Robert, Justice of the peace being reputable in his profession as a
practicing Physician that he was well acquainted with Nathaniel Black, late
of Warrick County, Indiana Private Company A 42nd Indiana Infantry Volunteers
And he further declares that he was the family physician of said soldier
and treated him up to the day of his death which occurred on the 21st of
July 1870 ,and he declares that the following was the cause of said
soldiers death.
Said soldier was wounded in the right arm near the upper extremity of
the (hard to read) hemures erysipeler followed the wound and finally
extended to the right lung and produced death. The wound was the cause
of death.
Witnessed by James Roberts JP
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