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Descriptive Rolls
37th Regiment, U. S. Colored Troops

Company A (continued)

No. 0046
NAME Gimson, Joseph
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 26
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Prince Ann County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/18/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt Charles H. Whitney
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Severly and Dangerously wounded in the Battle of Northeast Station , Virginia (NC), February 22, 1865
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No. 0047
NAME Gray, Merrit
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 14
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES
COMPLEXION Light
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Prince Ann County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/25/1864
WHERE Portsmounth VA.
BY WHOM Cpt C.F. Brown
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Deserted at New Bern NC August 1865.
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No. 0048
NAME Haskins, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 21
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Petersburg
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/25/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/02/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Detached to Liberty Waldo Company 5th District of Maine. Discharged on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability November 26, 1865 at Raliegh NC.
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No. 0049
NAME Harrison, Fredrick
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Onslow County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/26/1863
WHERE Beaufort NC.
BY WHOM Lt Samuel E. Day
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Appointed Corporal June 1 1865. Promoted Sargent 1866.
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No. 0050
NAME Hargate, James
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 45
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Onslow County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/14/1863
WHERE Beaufort NC.
BY WHOM Lt Samuel E. Day
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0051
NAME Hauckins, Carline
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Onslow County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/26/1863
WHERE Beaufort NC.
BY WHOM Lt Samuel E. Day
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0052
NAME Harring, Hillery
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 23
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6 1/2
COMPLEXION Light
EYES Black
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Onslow County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/26/1863
WHERE Beaufort NC.
BY WHOM Lt Samuel E. Day
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Promoted Sargent Feb 1 1864. Promoted 1St Sargent May 1 1866.
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No. 0053
NAME Heath, Kage
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 21
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Green County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/16/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Sentenced by General Court Martial to have his head shaved, to be drummed out of the regiment and to be confined at hard labor for the term of his enl
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No. 0053
NAME Hill, Benjamin
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY King-Queen County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/03/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/03/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0054
NAME Jacobs, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 11
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY New Hanover County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj WienMann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/29/1865
WHERE Faisons Depot NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0055
NAME Jefferson, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Light
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Norfolk County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/25/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt Charles H. Whitney
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Appointed Corporal Jan 1 1865. Reduced April 1 1865.
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No. 0056
NAME Johnson, Edward
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 27
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 10
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY New Hanover County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Wienmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/29/1865
WHERE Faisons Depot NC
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0053
NAME Johnson, George
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 21
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Prince George County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/13/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/16/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0053
NAME Johnson, James
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Prince George County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/20/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/03/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Detached to Conn Unit at large.
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No. 0057
NAME Jones, abram
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Putuawto County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/14/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Appointed Corporal Feb 29 1864. Reduced May 1 1864.
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