Luis Fenollosa Emilio (1844 - 1918)

Born 22 Dec 1844 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 16 Sep 1918 at age 73 in New York, United States

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Biography

Luis was born in 1844 in Salem, Massachusetts.

He was the son of Spanish immigrants Isabel and Manuel Emilio, and a captain in the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.

Education

In 1860, he is attending school, probably in or near Beloit, Wisconsin.

Occupations

• 1880: TREA^[1] Secretary
• 1870: Bookkeeper

Residences

• 1910: Owned house at 29 West 47th, Manhattan, New York (widowed) with his three Swedish American domestic servants: Eola Lidstrom, Elma Sundburg, and Emma Johnson
• 1900: Rented house at 29 West 47th, Manhattan, New York with his wife and Swedish American maid Ida S. Nelson, Swedish American cook Mathilda Engleburd, and Swedish American maid Amelia F.
• 1880: 1526 Hyde Street, San Francisco, California with his wife, son, and brother
• 1870: San Francisco, California
• 1860: Beloit, Wisconsin with his parents, siblings, and Irish American domestic servant Mary McLaughlin

Military Service

During the Civil War, Luis first served in Company F of the 23rd Massachusetts in 1861.

The service for which he is most famous is his two years with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army. Luis served as a white officer - Captain of Company E - in the 54th Massachusetts, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was a 19 year old student when he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and mustered in on 30 March 1863. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 14 April 1863 and mustered in 23 April 1863. He was promoted to Captain on 22 May 1863 and mustered in on 23 May 1863. Discharged 27 March 1865.

After the war, he would go on to write and publish the first book on the 54th Massachusetts regiment, first published in 1891.

Company Remarks

See also Images.

19 June 1864

Capt. Luis F. Emilio returned from duty on Court-Martial at Hilton Head, S.C. of Maj. Gen'l Dix-Def

4 December 1863

Capt. Luis F. Emilio Detailed on Board of Survey

28 August 1863

Capt. Emilio detailed as Brigade (4th) Officer of the Day.

24 August 1863

Capt. Emilio today is in the Trenches with an armed force of 150 men of the Regt.

27 April 1863

Capt D A Partridge Officer of Day. Lieut Luis F Emilio command of Co. C

25 April 1863

Private William Robinson buried at Dedham Mass Lt Luis F Emilio Officer of Guard

14 April 1863

Lt Luis F Emilio detailed Officer of Police

5 April 1863

Lt Luis F Emelio detailed Officer of Guard

Census Race

• 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910: White
• 1860: Unspecified

Death

He passed away in 1918 and is buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

Of note: the 1900 federal census indicates that he is denied voting rights, which seems to be linked to his parents being foreign-born. I need to look up the historical context on why he would be denied the vote.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Haven't been able to figure out what this stands for yet.

• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1430; Page: 82; Family History Library Film: 805430 (as Lewis F. Emilio)
• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 10, San Francisco, California; Roll: M593_83; Page: 195A; Family History Library Film: 545582 (as Juluis F. Emilio)
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 74; Page: 755C; Enumeration District: 059 (as Louis F. Emilio)
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Enumeration District: 0741; FHL microfilm: 1241114 (as Louis F. Emillio)
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1043; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1177; FHL microfilm: 1375056
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find a Grave: Luis Fenellosa Emilio
• Fold3.com. Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company Remarks.