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Perkins, Joseph G. (fl. 1863-1867) [Muster roll for Company A, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06133.10 Author/Creator: Perkins, Joseph G. (fl. 1863-1867) Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: circa March 1865 Pagination: 2 p. ; 54 x 80 cm. Order a Copy

Perkins signs as Lieutenant Colonel of the 19th Regiment. Signed by Captain Thomas S. Stewart as a witness. Includes signatures of and information regarding payment to soldiers of Company A between October and December 1864. States that the Company was paid a total of $3,390.71 on 24 March 1865.

Perkins, Joseph G., fl. 1863-1867
Stewart, Thomas S., fl. 1864

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