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

Company D (continued)

No. 88
NAME Read, Abel
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 30
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 11
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY King-Queen County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/05/1864
WHERE Hampton VA.
BY WHOM Lt George Singer
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/15/1864
WHERE Fort Monroe VA.
BY WHOM Cpt Martin
TERM
REMARKS Appointed Corporal February 26, 1864.
Reduced to ranks Nov 16 1864.
Re-appointed 1 Jan 1865/66.
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No. 89
NAME Read, James
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 24
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY King-Queen County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/11/1864
WHERE Hampton VA.
BY WHOM Lt George Singer
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/15/1864
WHERE Fort Monroe VA.
BY WHOM Cpt Martin
TERM
REMARKS Died October 16, 1865 Hospital Wilmington NC. (Typhoid Fever)
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No. 90
NAME Roach, Augusta
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Pitt County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/08/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/18/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Discharged November 25, 1865 Wilmington NC (Surgeon's Certificate of Disability)
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No. 91
NAME Roach, David
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 29
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Norfolk County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/17/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/18/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 92
NAME Roach, Lewis
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Pitt County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/08/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/18/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 93
NAME Rand, John H.
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 16
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Halifax County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION OysterMan
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/27/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt Chamberlain
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/25/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Drummer.
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No. 94
NAME Roundtree, Braswell
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 41
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Wilson County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Coofman
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/26/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/18/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Died at Fort Caswell, North Carolina January 16, 1866.
Final Statement Jan 26 1866.
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No. 95
NAME Royal, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 10
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Hertford County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Engineer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/13/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Appointed Sargeant July 1, 1865.
Deserted from Ft Caswell Va Feb 14 1866.
Return to Regt in arrest Feb 24 1866.
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No. 96
NAME Scott, William
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 21
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Washington
STATE DC.
OCCUPATION Teamster
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 07/14/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/24/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 97
NAME Scott, Spencer
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY ?
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/18/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/24/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Deserted December 21, 1865 from Fort Caswell.
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No. 98
NAME Smallwood, George
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Beaufort County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/16/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/25/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Died at Fort Caswell VA. Jan 1 1866.
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No. 99
NAME Smith, Jacob
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 31
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Halifax County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/16/1864
WHERE Plymouth NC.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/05/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Deserted from Company at Fort Caswell, December 23, 1865.
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No. 100
NAME Smith, Preston
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 28
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Halifax County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/16/1864
WHERE Plymouth NC.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/05/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Deserted August 22, 1864 near Petersburg VA.
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No. 101
NAME Smith, Richard
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 27
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Halifax County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/16/1864
WHERE Plymouth NC.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/05/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 102
NAME Smith, Neptune
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Hazel
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Halifax County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/16/1864
WHERE Plymouth NC.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/05/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Died June 29, 1865 in the Hospital.

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