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Benjamin Jackson (sailor)

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384: 511: 296:. He retired from commercial sailing in 1875 but continued managing his farm of 11 hectares (27 acres) and selling fish, vegetables, and other goods. Jackson received a Civil War pension for more than 50 years, though he had to navigate the intricacies of the US Pension Office system to maintain and increase payments as he became eligible. His funeral was described as "the largest seen in Lockhartville for many years". Jackson's grave remained unmarked until 2010, when a headstone was unveiled at an event attended by his great-great-granddaughter, 816:
for the possibility of a Civil War widow's pension upon the veteran's death. Benjamin Jackson died in Lockhartville on August 20, 1915, and was buried according to his wishes beside Rachel Jackson in Stoney Hill Cemetery. His obituary claimed that the funeral "was the largest seen in Lockhartville for many years". The grave was left unmarked, as was common for American Civil War veterans from Nova Scotia. Mary's pension application was rejected on the grounds that they were not married prior to June 27, 1890, per the
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shortly thereafter and was admitted to a hospital for treatment. A month after his hospitalization ended, Jackson sustained an injury to his right hand, which was likely serious. He was sent to a navy hospital in Pensacola, then transferred to another in New York. Documentation relating to the injury
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Rachel died in May 1913 after 55 years of marriage. Jackson remarried in July 1914 to 49-year-old sailor's widow Mary Eliza Martin. It is possible that this marriage was like those of other aging American Civil War veterans, many of whom married younger women who promised domestic care in exchange
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Jackson and his wife had three more children: Benjamin B. Jackson in 1868, Margaret M. Jackson in 1871, and James William Jackson in 1872. Both Benjamin and James died in childhood. Jackson retired from commercial sailing in 1875 when he was about 40 years old. He continued working his farm of 11
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During his navy service, Jackson picked up a live grenade from the deck of his ship and threw it overboard, likely saving the vessel and multiple lives; he later received a medal for this action. Jackson is credited with saving several lives during multiple engagements with Confederate forces.
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Like most Black veterans of the Union Navy from British North America, Jackson returned to his home country. Jackson came home to Lockhartville, resuming work as a mariner on multiple Nova Scotia–based vessels on trips out of nearby
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into service aboard a Union Navy warship while on shore in New York. Historian Richard M. Reid dismisses the claim, citing Jackson's own account from his pension form and other post-war documentation with the US Pension
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On June 12, 2010, a headstone at Jackson's grave was unveiled by one of his great-great-granddaughters at a funeral service designed to replicate elements common for Civil War veterans. Also present were members of the
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in western Nova Scotia as a point of historical significance, making it Canada's first Black history trail. One of its eight history markers is dedicated to Jackson's story. It is located at the
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varies in its descriptions of both the cause and severity. One report linked it to the Battle of Mobile Bay. Two reports claimed Jackson was injured while removing a mine from the
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families; in 1850, those families petitioned local authorities to build a school. At 16 years old in 1851, he took his first commission as a mariner, shipping out of Horton on the
1868: 845:. The headstone was procured by the five-member Committee to Honour Ben Jackson, who felt that Jackson had long deserved one. The service was performed in period costume by the 754: (equivalent to about $ 20,000 in 2023). In order to prove to the US Pension Office that he was the same person who served under the Saunders name, in May he submitted a 370:. The couple established a farm together in Lower Horton and Jackson stopped sailing for a few years. They had two daughters together: Louisa in 1863 and Georgina in 1864. 1969: 662:
after one year and twelve days on June 2, 1865, for "chronic bronchitis of uncertain duration", according to his discharge form. He returned home to Nova Scotia with a
1777: 1729: 238:, Jackson began his career as a commercial seaman at 16 years old and started a farm in his mid twenties. During the American Civil War, he served for one year in the 1843: 1984: 475:, it was the most active of the four Union blockade squadrons. In addition to their blockading assignments further from the coastline, the squadron engaged the 359:. He served on several voyages with its Horton-based captain, George King, who was also a shipowner. He also sailed under Captains John Toy and Benjamin Nason. 440: (equivalent to $ 7,424 in 2023). For the duration of his commission, he served under Saunders's name. Jackson sent his enlistment money to his wife via a 483:. To correct consistent staffing shortages, the squadron began actively recruiting Black sailors. Jackson soon left New York, advancing to a new post on the 1746: 1674: 1696: 1602: 637: 394: 278: 476: 1657: 777:
and applied for increases when eligible, though the Pension Office raised the Saunders name issue almost every time. The pension increased to
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proceeded into the bay and fired upon four Confederate steamships, all of which were captured by the US fleet. At the end of the day, the
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Kennerly, Roland S.; Mann, Raymond A.; Loughlin, Mary F.; Reilly, Jr., John C.; Townsend, Christopher (1976). Mooney, James L. (ed.).
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Bowen-Hassell, E. Gordon; Devlin, Robert J.; Loughlin, Mary F.; Morison, Samuel L.; Patton, John M. (1970). Mooney, James L. (ed.).
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over 50 years, but had risked injury and death to be eligible. In his case, he was partially disabled for more than half his life.
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veteran who was also raised in Horton by Black refugee parents. In 1867, Nova Scotia joined New Brunswick and the
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In January 1859, Jackson married Rachel Carter of nearby Windsor Plains, an area that was later divided into
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sailing to Liverpool, then to New York City. On May 21, 1864, while in New York, he enlisted in the
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to the UK and the Mediterranean Sea. Most of those ships were owned by either Shubael Dimock or
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from childhood friend and fellow sailor Daniel Crowell, who had visited Jackson aboard the USS
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American citizen named Lewis Saunders, Jackson likely received a bounty of at least
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In December 1863, Jackson left his farm to accept a position as ship's cook on the
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Although Jackson had enlisted for a three-year commission with the navy, he was
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in Hantsport. Ben Jackson Road in that community is named in Jackson's honour.
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hectares (27 acres) and started selling fish, vegetables, and other goods as a
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from blockade runners he and his fellow sailors seized in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Unlike those who served in the Navy, about half of the Black veterans of the
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African Canadians in Union Blue: Volunteering for the Cause in the Civil War
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troops attacked on land. After the fort surrendered on August 23, 1864, the
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was captain of gun No. 10, a role in which he continued to serve during the
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and sank in under one minute. To avoid the same fate, the sloop-of-war
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and noted everyone on board knew him as Saunders. Jackson also paid
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and once picked up a live grenade and threw it from the deck of the
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Bronchitis was more common among sailors than soldiers during the
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There is some uncertainty about the exact date of Jackson's birth.
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To supplement his income, Jackson received a military pension of
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Benjamin Jackson was born on January 2, 1835, in a log house in
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Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War
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by maintaining a continuous 24-hour bombardment of the fort as
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stationed off the heavily-fortified and Confederate-controlled
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At the time of Jackson's enlistment, the Union was imposing a
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was monitoring maritime traffic, stationed off the coast of
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to form one state; Jackson and his family became Canadian.
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US citizen. For most of that year, he was deployed in the
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was assigned over 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) of the
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in the British colony of Nova Scotia. His parents were
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After the war, Jackson lived the rest of his life in
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With the fleet under fire from 234:. Raised in a small community of 1854:from the original on May 9, 2019 1842:Smith, Alex (February 7, 2018). 1660:from the original on May 8, 2024 1823:. Vancouver, British Columbia: 1751:. Vol. 6. Washington, DC: 1703:. June 12, 2010. Archived from 1679:. Vol. 5. Washington, DC: 899:Military history of Nova Scotia 874:Department of Canadian Heritage 789:in 1892. It later increased to 316:, is also named in his honour. 1625:. June 7, 2010. Archived from 700:and Kings Counties, including 417:. Jackson was assigned to the 1: 851:American Civil War reenactors 797: 737: 568:side of the wooden steamship 524: 461:West Gulf Blockading Squadron 457:Confederate States of America 302:American Civil War reenactors 162:West Gulf Blockading Squadron 49: 1975:Colony of Nova Scotia people 1720:Coleman, Ed (June 7, 2010). 1589:Beeler, John (Winter 2016). 1440:Kings County Advertiser 2010 1384:Kings County Advertiser 2010 1368:Kings County Advertiser 2010 1082:Kings County Advertiser 2010 552:. Jackson's position on the 334:slavery in the United States 265:. He also disarmed multiple 74:Horton Township, Nova Scotia 1697:"Civil War Sailor Honoured" 1396:Boileau & de Bruin 2024 766:to hire a pension agent in 605:... full speed ahead", the 342:refugees of the War of 1812 2006: 859:Grand Army of the Republic 620:and other ships began the 294:Lockhartville, Nova Scotia 92:Lockhartville, Nova Scotia 18:Benjamin Jackson (soldier) 1899:The Canadian Encyclopedia 1817:Reid, Richard M. 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Index

Benjamin Jackson (soldier)
Black and white photo of a black man in white shirt and vest
Horton Township, Nova Scotia
Lockhartville, Nova Scotia
Union Navy
West Gulf Blockading Squadron
USS Richmond
American Civil War
Union blockade
Battle of Mobile Bay
Civil War Campaign Medal
American Civil War
Black Nova Scotians
Union Navy
drafted
Union blockade
Confederate
USS Richmond
Battle of Mobile Bay
naval mines
prize money
blockade runners
bronchitis
Civil War Campaign Medal
Lockhartville, Nova Scotia
Government of Nova Scotia
American Civil War reenactors
Mathieu Da Costa African Heritage Trail
Hantsport
Nova Scotia

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