Straight, D. E. (fl. 1862-1865) [Clothing receipt roll for Company I, 100th United States Colored Infantry]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04219.03 Author/Creator: Straight, D. E. (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Document signed Date: 6 August 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 39.5 x 25 cm. Order a Copy
Clothing issued by Captain D. E. Straight. Includes the names of 39 soldiers, all of whom signed with an "x." Signed by James F. Essex as a witness.
Straight enlisted in the Union Army on 6 August 1862 as a Corporal and was mustered into "E" Co. IL 129th Infantry on 8 September 1862. He was promoted to Captain on 1 August 1864 and commissioned into US CT 100th Infantry. He was mustered out on 26 December 1865.
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