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

Company A

No. 0001
NAME Allen, Ephrain
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 33
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Blaiten County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/30/1865
WHERE Faisons Depot NC
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0002
NAME Allen, Fred
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 11
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Blaiten County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/30/1865
WHERE Faisons Depot NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0003
NAME Allen, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 26
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Blaiten County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/30/1865
WHERE Faisons Depot NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0004
NAME Arp, Neadham
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 26
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Brown
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Johnson County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/09/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/30/1865
WHERE Faisons Depot NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0005
NAME Barlow, Philip
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 28
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Washington County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/29/1863
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
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No. 0006
NAME Barnes, Gary
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 23
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Washington County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/06/1864
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 Deserted at Wilson's Wharf, Virginia September 27, 1864. When in arrest and guarded by the 2d New Hampshire Volunteers.
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No. 0007
NAME Berry, Joseph
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5 1/2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Portsmouth
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/18/1864
WHERE Portsmouth 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 Died July 19, 1864 at Point of Rocks Hospital, Virginia.
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No. 0008
NAME Bess, Denson
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 42
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Portsmouth
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/19/1864
WHERE Portsmouth 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
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No. 0009
NAME Blunt, Oliver
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Roanoke Island
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/13/1863
WHERE Roanoke Island NC.
BY WHOM Lt William P. Chase
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/11/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 0010
NAME Bowen, James R
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 38
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Hyde 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
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No. 0011
NAME Brown, Joseph
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 19
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Washington
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 Died January 11, 1865 at Morehead City, North Carolina.
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No. 0012
NAME Bruce, William
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 35
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Petersburg
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/24/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/28/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Detached to Franklin County Delaware 19th District of NY. Died September 12, 1865 At Regimental Hospital, Hilton NC.
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No. 0013
NAME Bryant, Robert
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 23
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Richmond
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/24/1863
WHERE New Bern NC.
BY WHOM Lt Cunningham
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/11/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Discharged on Sugeon's Certificate of Disability on January 5 1865 at Davis Island NY Harbor.
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No. 0014
NAME Cartwright, Benjamin
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Pasquotank County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/13/1864
WHERE Roanoke Island NC.
BY WHOM Lt William P. Chase
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. 0015
NAME Cartwright, Mark
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 30
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 11
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Elizabeth City
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/25/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/28/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Detached to Boston Ward III Suffolk Company 3rd District NY.
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