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

Company C (continued)

No. 76
NAME MaCahen, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 19
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 8 1/2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Robeson County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/05/1865
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE N.E. Station
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Died July 27, 1865 at Post Hospital Wilmington North Carolina.
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No. 77
NAME Mercer, Hayward
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 30
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5 1/2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Franklin County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Carpentar
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 11/27/1863
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 February 1, 1864; Died May 24, 1865
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No. 78
NAME Minnis, Frank
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 19
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 11/22/1863
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1863
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Deserted May 28, 1865 at Goldsboro North Carolina.
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No. 79
NAME Moore, Joseph
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 16
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Pitt County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/15/1863
WHERE Norfolk VA.
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
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No. 80
NAME Morgan, Alick
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 28
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Light
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Camden County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/02/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt Charles H. Whitney
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/11/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Died November 29, 1864.
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No. 81
NAME Morgan, Isaac
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Light
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Camden County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/02/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt Charles H. Whitney
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/11/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Deserted December 25, 1865; returned January 1, 1866; found drowned January 1, 1866.
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No. 82
NAME Moore, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 27
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6 1/2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Warren County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE N.E. Station NC
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Bounty $100
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No. 83
NAME Montague, Isaiah
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Warren County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/07/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE N.E. Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Bounty $100
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No. 84
NAME Moore, Robert
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Warren County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE N.E. Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Discharged Nov 21 1865 (Surgeon's certificate of disability) Bounty $100.
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No. 85
NAME Messenburg, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 3
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Sussex County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/23/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/23/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Credited to NJ Summit Co. Killed by Acident Dec 7 1867. Bounty $100.
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No. 86
NAME Nelson, Thomas
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Pitt County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 11/25/1863
WHERE Wilmington 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 Died April 1, 1864 at Norfolk Virginia.
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No. 87
NAME Nelson, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5 1/2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Orange County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE N.E. Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Bounty $100.
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No. 88
NAME Newsome, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 6
INCHES
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY North Hampton County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE N.E. Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Discharges Apr 20 1866 (Final Statement Furnished),. Bounty $100.
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No. 89
NAME Peterson, Alfred
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 38
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Craven County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/02/1864
WHERE New Bern NC.
BY WHOM Lt Cunningham
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Appointed Corporal February 1, 1864. Promoted Sergeant October 4, 1864. Reduced to ranks Nov 30 1866.
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No. 90
NAME Plummer, William
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 30
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY ?
STATE Maryland
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/02/1864
WHERE New Bern NC.
BY WHOM Lt Cunningham
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/30/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Discharged March 27, 1864 at Norfolk Virginia (Disability).

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