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Perkins, Joseph G., fl. 1836-1867 [Muster roll for Company D, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06133.13 Author/Creator: Perkins, Joseph G., fl. 1836-1867 Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: October 31, 1864 - December 31, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 54 x 80 cm. Order a Copy

Perkins signs as Lieutenant Colonel of the 19th Regiment. Reports that Company D was led by Captain James Blakeley. Signed by 2nd Lieutenant W. S. Faulkner. Includes signatures (or marks) of and information regarding payment to soldiers of Company D between November and December 1864. States that the Company was paid $2,416.77 on 24 March 1865.

Faulkner, W.S., fl. 1864
Perkins, Joseph G., fl. 1863-1867
Blakeley, James S., fl. 1864

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