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

Company G (continued)

No.
NAME Sayles, William
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9 1/2
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN NOV 16/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Lt. Knox
TERM 1 year
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN NOV 16/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Capt. Putnam
TERM
REMARKS Discharged Nov. 17/65 Ex. of term.
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No.
NAME Swan, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4 1/2
COMPLEXION Blk
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN NOV 14/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Lt. Knox
TERM 1 year
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN NOV 14/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Capt. Portman
TERM
REMARKS Discharged Nov. 17/65 Ex. of term.
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No.
NAME Smith, Henry P.
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 36
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Blk
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Brunswick
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME Smith, George
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 11
COMPLEXION Blk
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Sussex Co.
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME Smith, Douglass
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 19
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Amelia Co.
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME Thomas, George W.
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 38
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 11
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Brown
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Washington
STATE DC
OCCUPATION
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN NOV 16/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Lt. Knox
TERM 1 year
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN NOV 16/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Capt. Putnam
TERM
REMARKS Died in Post Hosp. Wilmington, NC Oct, 22, 1865.
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No.
NAME Thurston, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 27
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7 1/2
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Brown
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN NOV 17/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Lt. Knox
TERM 1 year
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN NOV 17/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Capt. Putnam
TERM
REMARKS Discharged Nov. 17/65 Ex. of term.
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No.
NAME Taylor, William B.
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Portsmouth
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME Taylor, Elisha
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Blk
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME White, Lemuel
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 44
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Blk
EYES Brown
HAIR Brown
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE NC
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN NOV 15/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Lt. Knox
TERM 1 year
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN NOV 15/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Capt. Putnam
TERM
REMARKS Died Feb. 1/65 of disease at Fort Fisher, NC.
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No.
NAME Wells, Edward
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7 1/2
COMPLEXION Copper
EYES Brown
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE MD
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN NOV 16/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Lt. Knox
TERM 1 year
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN NOV 16/64
WHERE Washington, DC
BY WHOM Capt. Putnam
TERM
REMARKS Discharged Nov. 17/65 Ex. of term.
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No.
NAME Washington, William
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 60
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Blk
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME Weeks, John S.
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Blk
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Eastern Shore
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME Wilkins, Nathan
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 37
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Amelia Co.
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS
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No.
NAME Wilson, Archer
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 24
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Blk
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Nottaway Co.
STATE VA
OCCUPATION Labour
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN MAY 18/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Lt. Monroe
TERM 3 years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN MAY 25/64
WHERE City Point, VA
BY WHOM Capt. Martin
TERM
REMARKS Died in Post Hosp. Wilmington, NC Oct. 2, 1865.

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