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WatchCivil War Soldiers - Union - Colored Troops 31st-35th Infantry
Compiled service records typically contain card abstracts of a soldier's original muster and hospital rolls, descriptive books, lists of deserters, returns, notational cards, and possibly enlistment papers, casualty sheets, death reports, prisoner of war papers, and correspondence. Unique to the records of the USCT are deeds of manumission, oaths of allegiance, proof of ownership, certificates of monetary award, and bills of sale. …More
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This man is the correct age (probably born in 1843) but his complexion is wrong.whbsbb commented on this image. (17 May 2013)
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Annotation added: Gabriel Eugee
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Annotation added: Eulins, Samuel
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Page 3 same-person John Van Surly De Grasse--Asst Surgeon 35th US Colored Infantry
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DeGrasse married Cordelia L. Howard on 5 August 1852 in Boston and, two years later, established a medical practice there. When he was elected to membership in the Massachusetts Medical Society on 24 August 1854, he became the first African American to belong to a medical association in that state. He was the first African-American medical officer in the U. S. Army. He was mustered in on 18 May ...more
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After he passed the required exams he received his Doctor in Medicine degree. In 1849, DeGrasse toured hospitals in France, England, Italy, and Switzerland.
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Spotlight added: John Van Surly De Grasse Muster Roll
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Spotlight added: Richard Drayton, Born in Charleston, SC
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Spotlight added: Thomas Williams, II Born - Hardy County, Va
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Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 31st through 35th. Original data from: The National Archives
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