Mohammed Ali Said (abt. 1836 - 1882)

Born about 1836 in Kouka, Bornou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa

Died 1882 at about age 46 in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Nicholas Said is Notable.

Sergeant Nicholas Said served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 8 Jun 1863
Mustered out: 29 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company I, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)

Nicholas Said has African ancestry.

Nicholas Said (Born Mohammed) was a traveler, translator, soldier, and author.^[1]

Nicholas was born about 1836, the 13th of 19 children of Barca Gana and his wife Dalia. ^[2] Nicholas grew up in the Central Sudan region of Africa and was enslaved around the age of 15. ^[3] He had been on a hunting trip when he and his friends were ambushed by a band of Kindills. He was bought and sold several times and traveled to Mecca, Medina, Istanbul, Odessa, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. It was here that he was set free and entered the employ of Prince Nicholas Vassilievitch Troubetzkoy. ^[4] They traveled extensively across Europe. In 1855, he was baptized into the Christian tradition and given the name "Nicholas." ^[5] During this time, he had learned a number of languages, including Russian, French, and English. He had also traveled to Austria, Germany, Italy, France, and England. ^[6] In 1860, he emigrated to the United States and became a teacher in Detroit, Michigan. ^[7] In 1863, he enlisted in the United States Army. ^[8]

He passed away in 1882.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Said
2. ↑ Sullivan
3. ↑ Sullivan
4. ↑ Sullivan
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8. ↑ Sullivan

• Said, Nicholas. The Autobiography of Nicholas Said; A Native of Bournou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa, Memphis, Tennessee: Shotwell & Co., 1873.
• Sullivan, W. (2017, June 13) Mohammed Ali “Nicholas” Said (1836-1882). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/said-mohammed-ali-nicholas-1836-1882/
• Hallowell, Norwood P, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The Negro as a soldier in the War of the Rebellion. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown, and Company, 1897. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/22002319/.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7F-QNY : 15 July 2017), Nicholas Side in entry for Cincinatti Jordan, 1880; District 9, Grainger, Tennessee; citing enumeration district ED 74, sheet 232B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1262; FHL microfilm 1,255,262. Age 40; Marital Status Single;Race Black; Race B; Occupation School Teacher

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871, Original data: Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Micropublication M816, 27 rolls.

District of Columbia 1871

Application #: 1328

Name: Nickolas Said

Age: 34

Married: No

Name of children: (blanK)

Account Date: 23 May

Birth County: Sudan??

Birth Country: Africa

Residence: Traveller

Occupation: Teacher

Remarks: This is the wonderful Nickolas Said {???? cannot make out next and final word}

Signature

• The Courier-Journal · Sat, Oct 5, 1867 · Page 3, "Nicholas Said - A Romantic Career"; (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118793659 Downloaded on Jun 14, 2019)

• Civil War Soldiers - Union - Colored Troops 55th MA, Infantry. Fold3.com, online database, citing Nicholas Said; (https://www.fold3.com/image/268/260279694 accessed 14 June 2019). NARA M1801. Compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to the 55th Massachusetts Infantry (Colored).