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

Company D

No. 1
NAME Acock, Hardey
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 30
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Wayne County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/04/1864
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 June 12, 1865.
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No. 2
NAME Acock, Prismore
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 26
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 8
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Wayne County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/04/1864
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. 3
NAME Adams, Richard
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Onslow County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/23/1863
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 October 8, 1865.
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No. 4
NAME Armstrong, Wesley
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY St Mary's County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/02/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt Col Chamberlan
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. 5
NAME Alderman, Samuel
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 22
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Handover County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/29/1865
WHERE Faison Depot Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Bounty $300
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No. 6
NAME Anderson, Sampson
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 23
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Richmond County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/29/1865
WHERE Faison Depot Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Musician
Bounty $300
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No. 7
NAME Anderson, Andrew
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Hanover County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/29/1865
WHERE Faison Depot Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Deserted May 12, 1865 near Goldsboro NC.
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No. 8
NAME Andrews, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 23
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Duplin County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/29/1865
WHERE Faison Depot Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Bounty $300
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No. 9
NAME Andrews, James
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Duplin County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1865
WHERE Wilmington NC.
BY WHOM Maj Weinmann
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 03/29/1865
WHERE Faison Depot Station NC.
BY WHOM Lt Edwin Hughes
TERM
REMARKS Bounty $300
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No. 10
NAME Banks, Washington
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 19
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Glochester
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/07/1863
WHERE Hampton VA.
BY WHOM Lt Alonzo C. Rembaugh
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 12/23/1863
WHERE Ft Monroe VA.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM
REMARKS Died October 11, 1865 in hospital at Wilmington NC. (Typhoid Fever)
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No. 11
NAME Bass, David
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 24
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Washington
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/07/1864
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. 12
NAME Batten, Richard
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 9
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Isle of Wright
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/31/1863
WHERE Hampton VA.
BY WHOM Lt George Singer
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 02/18/1864
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM
REMARKS Appointed Corporal February 26, 1864.
Deserted December 24, 1865 at Ft Caswell NC.
Reduced to Ranks
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No. 13
NAME Blunt, Freeman
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 30
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 10
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Melton
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/31/1864
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. 14
NAME Bowser, Edmond
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 25
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Brown
EYES Gray
HAIR Blk
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY North Hampton 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 03/05/64
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 15
NAME Brown, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 2
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Prince Ann County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/31/1863
WHERE Hampton VA.
BY WHOM Lt George Singer
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/02/1864
WHERE Norfolk Va
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Died Octob

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