Mary Lee Brady, Ph.D. 
| | Who were the young men of African heritage who joined and served in the cause of emancipation using the surname of "Sullivan." We can only wonder how many, if any, were blood relatives of modern generations of African-Americans bearing the same. Sullivan Generations African American Sailors in the Union Navy Your search for found 8 records. | Name | Age | Complexion | Occupation | Home | | Sullivan, Ezekiel | 25 | Mulatto | Cabinetmaker | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| | Sullivan, Frank | 17 | Black | Waiter | Camden, New Jersey |
| | Sullivan, Henry | 17 | Black | Waiter | Mobile, Alabama |
| | Sullivan, James | 21 | Negro | None | New York |
| | Sullivan, James | 30 | Black | Mariner | Nova Scotia |
| | Sullivan, Luke | 25 | Black | Waiter | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| | Sullivan, Noah | 21 | Negro | None | Red Bank, New Jersey |
| | Sullivan, William | 23 | Negro | | South Carolina |
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The fact is that believe it or not, upwards of 35 percent were likely killed in the war time fighting and of those who survived, ... a likely smaller percentage sired offspring in the places of their birth and relatives in places like Alabama and Georgia. But, yet the record is clear they did exist and without them the Union could not have triumphed to end the abomination of chattel slavery. No. | Soldier Name | Side | Function | Regiment Name |
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| 1 | Sullivan, Allen | Union | Infantry | 64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 2 | Sullivan, Allen | Union | Infantry | 69th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 3 | Sullivan, Arthur | Union | Infantry | 65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 4 | Sullivan, Benjamin | Union | Infantry | 43rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 5 | Sullivan, Benjamin | Union | Infantry | 113th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization)
| | 6 | Sullivan, Benjamin | Union | Infantry | 113th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization)
| | 7 | Sullivan, Benjamin | Union | Infantry | 113th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization)
| | 8 | Sullivan, Caleb | Union | Infantry | 137th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 9 | Sullivan, Caleb | Union | Infantry | 137th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 10 | Sullivan, Charles | Union | Infantry | 22nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 11 | Sullivan, Charles | Union | Infantry | 54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 12 | Sullivan, Charley | Union | Infantry | 118th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 13 | Sullivan, David | Union | Artillery | 10th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
| | 14 | Sullivan, David | Union | Infantry | 77th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 15 | Sullivan, Dennis | Union | Infantry | 66th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 16 | Sullivan, Doc | Union | Artillery | 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
| | 17 | Sullivan, Edgar | Union | Artillery | 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Light Artillery
| | 18 | Sullivan, Edmund | Union | Infantry | 137th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 19 | Sullivan, Edward | Union | Infantry | 12th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 20 | Sullivan, Edward | Union | Infantry | 100th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 21 | Sullivan, Emanuel | Union | Infantry | 31st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 22 | Sullivan, Eugene | Union | Cavalry | 1st Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
| | 23 | Sullivan, Frank | Union | Infantry | 56th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 24 | Sullivan, Frank | Union | Infantry | 56th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 25 | Sullivan, Frank | Union | Infantry | 65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 26 | Sullivan, Frederick | Union | Infantry | 62nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 27 | Sullivan, Frederick | Union | Infantry | 1st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 28 | Sullivan, George | Union | Infantry | 16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 29 | Sullivan, George | Union | Infantry | 18th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 30 | Sullivan, George | Union | Infantry | 74th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 31 | Sullivan, George | Union | Infantry | 91st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 32 | Sullivan, George | Union | Infantry | 115th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 33 | Sullivan, Guilford | Union | Infantry | 46th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 34 | Sullivan, Henry | Union | Infantry | 112th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 35 | Sullivan, Henry | Union | Infantry | 138th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 36 | Sullivan, Henry O. | Union | Artillery | 10th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
| | 37 | Sullivan, James | Union | Infantry | 41st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 38 | Sullivan, James | Union | Infantry | 138th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 39 | Sullivan, James G. | Union | Infantry | 25th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 40 | Sullivan, James J. | Union | Infantry | 19th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 41 | Sullivan, James J. | Union | Infantry | 35th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 42 | Sullivan, James J. | Union | Infantry | 37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 43 | Sullivan, Jason | Union | Artillery | 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
| | 44 | Sullivan, John | Union | Artillery | 11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
| | 45 | Sullivan, John | Union | Infantry | 14th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 46 | Sullivan, John | Union | Infantry | 22nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 47 | Sullivan, John | Union | Infantry | 66th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 48 | Sullivan, John | Union | Infantry | 96th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 49 | Sullivan, John | Union | Infantry | 101st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 50 | Sullivan, John A. | Union | Infantry | 22nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
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| 51 | Sullivan, John W. | Union | Infantry | 39th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 52 | Sullivan, Joseph | Union | Infantry | 65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 53 | Sullivan, Joseph | Union | Infantry | 67th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 54 | Sullivan, Joseph | Union | Infantry | 118th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 55 | Sullivan, Junior | Union | Infantry | 64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 56 | Sullivan, Junior | Union | Infantry | 69th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 57 | Sullivan, M. Van B. | Union | Infantry | 52nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 58 | Sullivan, Michael | Union | Infantry | 36th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 59 | Sullivan, Michael | Union | Infantry | 107th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 60 | Sullivan, Ned | Union | Infantry | 55th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 61 | Sullivan, Ned | Union | Infantry | 81st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 62 | Sullivan, Newton | Union | Infantry | 65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 63 | Sullivan, Samuel | Union | Artillery | 3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
| | 64 | Sullivan, Samuel | Union | Infantry | 17th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 65 | Sullivan, Samuel | Union | Infantry | 46th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 66 | Sullivan, Samuel | Union | Infantry | 74th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 67 | Sullivan, Sebrem | Union | Infantry | 137th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 68 | Sullivan, Theo | Union | Infantry | Unassigned United States Colored Infantry
| | 69 | Sullivan, Thomas | Union | Infantry | 67th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 70 | Sullivan, Turner | Union | Infantry | 58th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 71 | Sullivan, William | Union | Infantry | 29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 72 | Sullivan, William | Union | Infantry | 49th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 73 | Sullivan, William T. | Union | Infantry | 66th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
| | 74 | Sullivan, Yankee | Union | Infantry | 79th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization)
| | 75 | Sullivan, Yankee | Union | Infantry | 81st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry |
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