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muster rolls

 Subject

Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Scope Note: Lists of troops actually present, made on the day of muster or review of troops in order to take account of their condition; used as the paymaster's voucher for the pay he issued.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

United States Colored Troops, 19th Regiment, Company A muster rolls, Chaffin Farm, Virginia

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: X032762930]
Identifier: MSS 16963
Content Description This collection contains two muster rolls documenting the officers and enlisted men of Company A, 19th Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), while stationed at Chaffins Farm, Virginia, during the final year of the Civil War. The first muster roll records details for seven officers, a surgeon, a chaplain, and four sergeants at Chaffin's Farm. Muster rolls reveal the place and date of enlistment; mustering details; last date of pay; and comments on the current status of...
Dates: 1865