Isaac Barrett Cohen (1840 - 1865)

Born 11 Dec 1840 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1865 at age 24 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Isaac Cohen was a South Carolinian.

Private Isaac Cohen served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: January 30, 1864
Mustered out: 15 Jan 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 21st South Carolina Infantry, Co I

Isaac Cohen was Killed in Action at Fort Fisher, North Carolina on Jan 15, 1865 during the United States Civil War.

Isaac Cohen was born on December 11, 1840 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. His parents were Jacob Cohen and Sarah Barrett. He died on January 15, 1865 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States

Bio description: 5’ 6 1/2” tall, complexion dark, face long, forehead low, eyes hazel, chin pointed, nose ? Description difficult to read on passport application, mouth large (could read long?), hair brown, age 16 years 10 months.

Military

U.S. Civil War

Cohen, I. B.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 21st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

SIDE: Confederacy

COMPANY: I

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private

ALTERNATE NAME:

FILM NUMBER: M381 ROLL 7

PLAQUE NUMBER:

NOTES: none^[1]

Name: Isaac B Cohen

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 1864

Military Unit Note: Twenty-first Infantry C-E^[2]

Name: Isaac B Cohen

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 1864

Military Unit Note: Twenty-first Infantry C-E^[3]

Name: Isaac B. Cohen

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: from 1861 to 1865

Event Place: South Carolina, United States

Event Place (Original): South Carolina

State or Military Term (Original): South Carolina

Military Side: Confederate

Military Company: A

Military Company Note: 1 Co. A

Military Unit: Manigault's Battalion, South Carolina Artillery

Military Beginning Rank: Private

Military Final Rank: Private

Note: _

Note (Original): _

Affiliate Publication Number: M381

Affiliate Publication Number (Original): M381^[4]

Census

Name: Isaac Cohen

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1850

Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Event Place (Original): Charleston, ward 2, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Sex: Male

Age: 9

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1841

Birthplace: South Carolina

Schedule Type: 1850 Population

Household Identifier: 356

House Number: 329

Line Number: 33

Jacob Cohen M 53 South Carolina

Sarah Cohen F 41 South Carolina

Solomon Cohen M 33 South Carolina

J B Cohen M 15 South Carolina

Joseph Cohen M 13 South ::Carolina

Cecelia Cohen F 7 South Carolina

Bell Cohen F 5 South Carolina

Octavius Cohen M 0 South Carolina^[5]

Passport Application

Name: Isaac B Cohen

Event Type: Passport Application

Event Date: 08 Oct 1857

Age: 16

Birth Year (Estimated): 1841^[6]

Research Notes

• No sources showing a wife or children found

Sources

1. ↑ NPS
2. ↑ "South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGYP-9Z6 : 12 December 2014), Isaac B Cohen, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Twenty-first Infantry C-E, NARA microfilm publication M267 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1959), roll 319.
3. ↑ "South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGYP-9ZN : 12 December 2014), Isaac B Cohen, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Twenty-first Infantry C-E, NARA microfilm publication M267 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1959), roll 319.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9V4-H29 : 25 August 2021), Isaac B. Cohen, 1861-1865.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QD-YSK : 23 December 2020), Isaac Cohen in household of Jacob Cohen, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNT-6Z9V : 16 March 2018), Isaac B Cohen, 08 Oct 1857; citing Passport Application, , source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 65, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33863251/isaac-barrett-cohen: accessed 05 January 2023), memorial page for Sgt Isaac Barrett Cohen (11 Dec 1840–15 Jan 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #33863251, citing Coming Street Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Cousins by the Dozens (contributor 46904925).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK4-BSXK : 12 December 2022), Isaac Barrett Cohen, ; Burial, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Coming Street Cemetery; citing record ID 33863251, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.