David H. Budlong-- Part 1: Postwar Career

From The Journal of  Proceedings  of the United States Senate in Executive Session.

On March 3, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt  nominated David H. Budlong, of Idaho,  to be register of  the land office at  Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, his term having expired.

The U.S. Senate agreed..

He was appointed and paid $1,177.

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From the Minutes of the Presbyterian Church.

May 21, 1903

There was a David H. Budlong  as a Ruling Elder  of the Synod of Washington.  (There was no Synod of Idaho so that probably was a part of the Synod of Washington at the time.)

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The 1860  Methodist Episcopal Church listed a David H. Budlong.

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From The First reunion of the Army of the Tennessee in 1892

135th USCT

Colonel:  John E. Gurley

Lieut.-Col: David H. Budlong

Major:  David Dixon

David Huestis Budlong, Lt.Col. 135th USCT-- Part 2

From My Heritage site.

DAVID HUESTIS BUDLONG, 1831-1912

Born 1831 in New York to Eber Cole Budlong and Anna Budlong.

He had five siblings:  Charles Rose Budlong and Eber Cole Budlong and three others.

Married Nancy Ann Budlong in 1854 at age 23.

They had six children:  Hannah Clarinda  Steele, Lois Amelia Budlong and four others.

In 1880, he lived in Missouri.

Died in 1912 at age 81 in California.

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From the Political Graveyard site.

BUDLONG, DAVID H.

Of Carthage, Jaspar County, Missouri.  Born in New York.  U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Missouri District, 1879.  Burial location unknown.

--Old Secesh

David H. Budlong: Lt. Col. of 135th USCT

LIEUT. COL. DAVID H. BUDLONG

Born in 1829

Married Martha Gruell

Died 1912 at age 83.

Buried Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, California.

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From Wisconsin Geneaology Trails, 33rd Wisconsin

DAVID HUESTIS BUDLONG  Co. C,   Enlisted 10/9/1862

Commissioned   Date Out of Regt.  3/28/65  Discharged due to promotion.

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There was another Budlong in Co. C, 33rd Wisconsin.

EBER BUDLONG

Enlisted 8/21/62   Mustered out 8/9/1865

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From Idaho Civil War veterans

BUDLONG, DAVID H.  Born 1831.  Lived in Kootenai County, Idaho.  Served in Co. C, 33rd Wisconsin Infantry.

--Old Secesh

John E. Gurley (135th USCT Commander)-- Part 6: The Battle of Atlanta to the End of the War

So, at the Battle of Atlanta, John Gurley did not become "a ruined man."

During the close-in fighting, Gurley had two horses shot out from under him.

But, for ordering those two regiments into line of battle without his commander's orders, Gurley was court martialed but since this action also saved his division from surprise and probably great loss of life, he was promoted to then rank of colonel and eventually received command of the 135th USCT Infantry Regiment the next year.

Before receiving that command, Gurley was part of Sherman's March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign.

He held the command of the 135th from March 1865 and his regiment was part of the Grand Review in Washington, D.C., and then to Louisville, Kentucky, where he and the regiment were mustered out of service in October 1865.

--Old Secesh

Col. John E. Gurley and David H. Budlong, Co. C, 33rd Wisconsin

From the Wisconsin Historical Society Roster of the 33rd Wisconsin

COMPANY C

Captain John E. Gurley

Residence:  Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Date:  Rank from August 23, 1862

REMARKS:

A.A.I.G., 4th Division, 17th Army Corps from Dec. 1864 to May 1865.

Colonel 135th U.S.C.T., May 27, 1865.

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In addition to John Gurley taking command of the 135th USCT, another man, a lieutenant in C Company, also went to the 135th USCT and became its lieutenant colonel.

DAVID H. BUDLONG, 1st lieutenant

RESIDENCE:  Shullsburg, Wisconsin

DATE:  Rank from:  October 9, 1862.

Enlisted August 21, 1862, Prov. Marshal 4th Division, 16th and 17th Army Corps from May 1863 to May 1864.

Promoted Lieut. Col.  U.S.C.T., May 27, 1865.

--Old Secesh

Col. John E. Gurley, the 135th USCT's Commander-- Part 1: A Midwest Heritage

He was appointed commander of the 135th USCT regiment and remained in command for the rest of the unit's time in the service.  He has quite a Midwest background

He was born in Illinois and lived in Wisconsin.

From Find-A-Grave.

BIRTH:  24 April 1838

DEATH;  2 April 1869, Platteville, Wisconsin

BURIED:  Pine Mound Cemetery,  LaSalle County, Illinois  (Where his father and mother are buried.)

--Old Secesh

135th USCT-- Part 2: Marched in the Grand Review and Mustered Out in Louisville

Once the 135th USCT enlisted in Goldsboro, N.C., the men were issued the blue Union Army uniforms with the famous brass buttons with the freedom eagle on them.

Research on their pension records reveals that the regiment's men felt very proud to be fighting for their freedom.

Upon leaving Goldsboro, the 135th marched as part of Sherman's army and left their picks and shovels behind.  They were now soldiers.  They marched to Raleigh, the state's capital.  Then it was into Virginia to Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Alexandria.

Then came one of the regiment's proudest moments as the 135th marched with Sherman's army in the Grand Review in Washington, D.C., on May  24, 1865.  In their pension records, they proudly say that they marched past the president of the United States under their own regimental flag.  (I was surprised to see that they participated in the Grand Review as I thought that no USCT were allowed in it.)

Following a brief time in D.C. and performing guard duty  at Fort Kearny, on of the capital's defenses, the 135th was transported by train then boat to Louisville, Kentucky, where they performed more guard duty until mustering out on October 23, 1865.

--Old Secesh

135th USCT-- Part 1: Mustered in at Goldsboro, N.C.

In the last post I wrote about the exhibit on this regiment that will be at the Wayne County Museum in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

From the 135th USCT website.

The regiment was formed in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on March  27, 1865, from men who had previously served in the Pioneer Corps, and were a part of Gen. William T. Sherman's Union Army.

Prior to taking the oath of service in Goldsboro, they had been recruited for the Pioneer Corps during Sherman's March through Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.  Once they were formed into the 135th, they were commanded by Colonel John Edgar Gurley, who then commanded them until the end of the war (which wasn't very long by this time).

The Pioneer Corps worked tirelessly through the winter of 1864 and spring of 1865 to move General Sherman's Army.  They built corduroyed roads to get them through swamps and bridges.  There were a lot of swamps, rivers and streams along Sherman's path.  These Pioneers were a big reason for his success.

They had to work hard to insure  that the over 2,500 wagons of Sherman's army could stay with the 60,000 men.

--Old Secesh

History of the 135th USCT to Be Exhibited in Goldsboro, N.C.

From the February Wayne County, North Carolina, History Museum.

On Saturday, February 20 the museum will be having the grand opening of its new exhibit "Fighting For Freedom:  The 135th USCT, Black Soldiers of the Civil War."  (United States Colored Troops)

This is in collaboration with the 125th USCT research team.

There will be a video posted on the museum's Facebook page and You Tube channel that day at 1 p.m. (EST).  There will be interviews with descendants of the regiment's soldiers and their histories.

The 135th USCT were organized in 1865 in Goldsboro, North Carolina.  For more information on the 135th, click on the label below.

In addition, for Black History Month,  there will be exhibits at the museum on the old Central High School and the Little Washington neighborhood.

I'd sure like to go to the museum and see these exhibits, but alas, I live 1100 miles away.

Should Be Interesting.  --Old Secesh

135th USCT's Re-enactment in Goldsboro This Weekend-- Part 5

Since their regiment number was so high, they were probably one of the last USCT regiments mustered in.  Plus, since it had members from Georgia and South Carolina, I imagine many of those men had been following Sherman's army.

After Confederate General Johnston surrendered to Sherman at Bennett Place in Durham in late April, the 135th was one of the few black regiments to take part in the march in review along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. in front of the U.S. president.  (I had always thought that no USCT regiments were allowed to be in that march.)

After the war, the 135th was used to guard bridges and hospitals in Kentucky.

A partial list of the members of the 135th has been compiled.

--Old Secesh

135th USCT Re-Enactment Goldsboro-- Part 4: Mustered Into Service in Goldsboro in 1865

Then General  Sherman stayed in Scotland County, North Carolina, on the March through the Carolinas.  Scotland County is on the S.C. border and where Laurinburg is located.  While there, they used the Old Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church for headquarters (built 1856).

Then they went to Fayetteville where they destroyed the arsenal and then to the Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.  After the Union victory at Bentonville, Sherman continued on to Goldsboro.  There his troops were supplied.

The 135th was created when over 1,100 black men enlisted after Sherman arrived in Goldsboro, which is why  the 135th's re-enactment is taking place there.  Between late March and early April, the 135th trained and were issued uniforms and equipment.

USCT regiments acted as the U.S. Navy Seabees do, they created roads by felling trees and covering them with soil and built bridges.

I's Sure Like to be in Goldsboro for this event this weekend.  --Old Secesh

135th USCT Re-Enactment in Goldsboro, N.C. This Weekend-- Part 3

Saturday there will be a symposium with several scholars speaking about the USCT from 9 to 3 p.m..

The 135th USCT

Many of the USCT regiments were made up of black men from the same county or area of a state.  There were 1,154 men in the 135th USCT from the states of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.   Some of them from North Carolina came from Laurinburg, Maxton, Red Springs, Lumberton.  There were also some from Bennettsville, South Carolina.

They joined Sherman after his March to the Sea and were on the March Through the Carolinas.  They were mustered into Union service along the way.  I came across enlistment records which showed many mustered in at Goldsboro, N.C., which made it a good place to have the re-enactment.

--Old Secesh

135th USCT Re-Enactment in Goldsboro, N,C, This Weekend-- Part 2

The weekend is called "135th USCT Living History Weekend:  The Last Troop" and will be April 6-8 in downtown Goldsboro on Center Street.  There will be a pop up museum, exhibits on the war, re-enactors and encampments by the 135th, 35th and 37th USCTs.  The 37th USCT was at Fort Fisher.

There will also be an artillery battery from Fort Fisher which will hold cannon-firing demonstrations.  Also on hand will be photographers taking tintypes.  A medical tent will show how Civil War amputations and wounds were cared for.

A representative of the African-American Civil War Museum and Foundation in Washington, D.C. on hand to enroll family members into the Sons and Daughters of the USCT.

I'd sure like to be there.

--Old Secesh

135th USCT Re-Enactment in Goldsboro, N.C. This Weekend-- Part 1

From the March 19, 2018, Laurinburg (NC) Exchange  "Civil War soldier descendants sought" Beth Lawrence.

A group of genealogists and historians are seeking descendants of the 135th USCT (United States Colored Troops) for the Living History Program to be held in downtown Goldsboro, North Carolina this weekend, April 6-8.  The 135th USCT was made up of formerly enslaved men and American Indians who joined the forces of General Sherman.

The descendants will receive a personal invitation to the re-enactment and will be introduced to their ancestor.

Amy Baner has traced the lineage of many of the 135th's men through their pension records and has made contact with some of their descendants.

--Old Secesh