Box 1

 Container

Staff Only

Contains 1 Result:

Muster Roll of Company F of the 127th Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops, 1865 February 28-April 30

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a muster roll of a company of black soldiers in the American Civil War. The company was present at General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.This is a large printed form that was completed by hand, measuring 21x31 inches. This is a muster roll for Company F of the United States Army's Colored Troops recording 82 enlisted men and officers from Pennsylvania and their pay for the period from December 31m 1864 to April 30, 1865, The form...
Dates: 1865 February 28-April 30
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / U.S. Colored Troops Civil War Muster Roll

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