Muster Roll of 13 Soldiers in Company G, 25th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, April 12, 1865
THF284824 / Muster Roll of 13 Soldiers in Company G, 25th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, April 12, 1865
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Artifact Overview
Many African Americans proudly joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Though at first turned away, after May 1863 the U. S. War Department began to actively recruit African-American troops. By war's end over 180,000 men in 175 regiments had joined the United States Colored Troops. This muster roll reveals the names of 13 men serving in Company G, 25th Regiment in 1865.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Muster roll
Date Made
12 April 1865
Subject Date
12 April 1865
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
73.20.1632
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Sturm.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 21 in
Width: 22 in
Inscriptions
on back:
Muster and Descriptive Roll of men Drafted and Mustered into the Service of the United States Forwarded to Regt from Draft Rendezvous / at Elmira N.Y. commanded by Col. B.F. Tracy pursuant [?] to instructions A.G.O. Feby. 9th 1865 and assigned to Co. "G" 25th Inf [?] C.I. April 12th 1865 / by order Col F L Hitchcock Cmdr Regt / Drafted and enlisted into the / service of the United States /
I certify in honor that this Muster and Descriptive / Roll is a correct abstract from the original Roll / on File at these Hdqrs. / Ft. Barrancas Fla. / April 12th 1865 / [Signed in different hand:] F.L. Hitchcock
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The United States Colored Troops (USCT) played a critical role in the Union victory during the Civil War. The U.S. War Department created the Bureau of Colored Troops on May 22, 1863, and by war's end nearly 180,000 men served in 175 regiments of USCT, 6 percent of all men in Union uniforms. After the war, veteran soldiers became teachers, preachers, land-owning farmers, and businessmen, creating new communities of free men and women.