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Sample Document from
Descriptive Recruitment Lists of
Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the
State of Missouri, 1863-1865 (M1894) |
The
descriptive list below for James KING, is
an example of records from National
Archives (NARA) microfilm publication M1894, Descriptive
Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for
the United States Colored Troops for the
State of Missouri, 1863-1865. The
descriptive lists are quite large and
the complete document for each recruit
covers both the left and right hand
sides of the bound volume.
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This
microfilm publication was microfilmed through a partnership between NARA and the
Julius
K. Hunter and Friends African American
Research Collection, St. Louis
County Library. This
six-roll microfilm set is available as
part of that collection in Special Collections
and can also be
purchased
from NARA. The
Descriptive Pamphlet
(DP)
for M1894, providing background
information about this record set, a
records description, related records,
and a contents list for each of the six rolls, is available on this website in
PDF format.
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Be
sure to view both the
left
and right
sides of descriptive list below. |
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Left
Half of Descriptive List
M1894,
roll 5, frame 107 - left half
Recruit's
Name: James
KING
Age: 19
Birthplace:
Garrett County, Kentucky
Former Slave Owner:
William KING
Remarks:
"This recruit Presented
himself for Enlistment and Says
that Mr King Claims
to be a Union Man - But that he
was at the Battle of Lexington
with Price - He
has been a Reputed Sympathiser."
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Right
Half of Descriptive List
M1894,
roll 5, frame 107 - right half
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Modified:
13 March 2008
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