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

Company E

No. 2
NAME Arrington, Jacob
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 23
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 10
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Edgecombe County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 04/07/64
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 3
NAME Arrington, Thomas
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 27
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 8
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Edgecombe County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 04/07/64
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 4
NAME Boygan, Carey
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 19
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Smithfield
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/25/1863
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. 5
NAME Benson, William
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 33
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Hyde County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 12/13/1863
WHERE Roanoke Island NC.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 04/07/64
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS Deserted near Petersburg Va Aug 27 1864.
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No. 4
NAME Berdan, George
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 26
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Bertie County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/24/1864
WHERE Plymouth NC.
BY WHOM Cpt Hiram L. Marvin
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 04/07/64
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 5
NAME Blunt, James
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Jeara
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/21/1864
WHERE Roanoke Island NC.
BY WHOM Lt William P. Chase
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 04/07/64
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
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No. 5
NAME Britton, Jerry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 27
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 8
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Dark
HAIR Dark
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Bertie County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 03/01/1864
WHERE Roanoke Island NC.
BY WHOM Lt William P. Chase
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 04/07/64
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
*********************RECORD BREAK*******************
No. 3
NAME Bullock, Jerry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 41
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 11
COMPLEXION Dark
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Edgecombe County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Carpentar
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/26/1864
WHERE Washington NC.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 04/07/64
WHERE Norfolk VA
BY WHOM Cpt J.R. Gould
TERM
REMARKS
*********************RECORD BREAK*******************
No. 3
NAME Banks, John
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 20
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 4
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Pasquotank County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/14/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt J.M. Mellon
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/16/65
WHERE Newport News VA
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Credited to Massachuetts 3rd District.
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No. 3
NAME Bright, Peter
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 19
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 5
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Norfolk
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/18/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/18/65
WHERE Newport News VA
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Credited to Massachuetts at large.
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No. 3
NAME Boome, Burrell
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 24
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 7
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Franklin County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/09/1865
WHERE Norfolk VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/09/65
WHERE Newport News VA
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Credited to Connecticut at large.
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No. 3
NAME Brown, Robert
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 18
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Sussex County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/23/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/24/65
WHERE Newport News VA
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Credited to Montgomery Summeset NJ, 3rd District.
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No. 3
NAME Brown, Harry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 24
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 10
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 01/24/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Credited Montgomery Summet Company New JERSEY, 3rd District.
Died in Post Hospital Wilmington NC, Oct 15 1865 (Typhoid Fever).
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No. 3
NAME Brown, Henry
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 21
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 6 1/2
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Sussex County
STATE Virginia
OCCUPATION Laborer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 01/23/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Lt James A. Monroe
TERM 3 Years
MUSTER
IN 		WHEN 01/24/1865
WHERE Newport News VA.
BY WHOM Maj R.M. Morris
TERM
REMARKS Credited Montagomery Summit Company New Jersey, 3rd District.
Died in Post Hospital, Wilmington North Carolina, Oct 25 1865.
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No. 4
NAME Cooper, Amos
DES
CRIP
TION		 AGE 24
HEIGHT FEET 5
INCHES 8
COMPLEXION Black
EYES Black
HAIR Black
WHERE
BORN 		TOWN OR COUNTY Bertie County
STATE North Carolina
OCCUPATION Farmer
ENLIST
MENT 		WHEN 02/15/1864
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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