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Original Item: One-of-a-kind. This genuine muster roll is for Company H of the United States 53rd Colored Infantry Regiment dated April 13th, 1864. The document measures approximately 21' x 30.5". Overall condition is good, most writing is legible. There are some holes and expected wear in places. The reverse was reinforced at the fold lines. Overall a very interesting and rare document from one of the few free Colored Regiments in the Union Army.
The 53rd United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
The 53rd U.S. Colored Infantry was organized from the 3rd Mississippi Infantry (African Descent) on March 11, 1864 for three-year service under the command of Colonel Orlando Charles Risdon.
The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, United States Colored Troops, District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to October 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to November 1864. Department of Arkansas to February 1865. District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Department of Mississippi to March 1866.
The 53rd U.S. Colored Infantry mustered out of service March 8, 1866.
The 53rd United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
The 53rd U.S. Colored Infantry was organized from the 3rd Mississippi Infantry (African Descent) on March 11, 1864 for three-year service under the command of Colonel Orlando Charles Risdon.
The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, United States Colored Troops, District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to October 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to November 1864. Department of Arkansas to February 1865. District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Department of Mississippi to March 1866.
The 53rd U.S. Colored Infantry mustered out of service March 8, 1866.
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