41st United States Colored Troops Muster Roll
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a muster roll for Company A, 41st United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. the roll contains the names of officers and enlisted men within the company, together with the dates, places, and periods of enlistment for each. Also included are pay status and notes for individual soldiers and a brief account of the company's activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 - 1865
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the 41st United States Colored Troops Muster Roll must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Information
Company A of the 41st United States Colored Troops was organized at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the autumn of 1864. Included on the muster roll is this brief history of the company: "The company and regiment left camp near Fort Harrison, Army of the James the night of March 27th to reinforce the Army of the Potomac, we marched to Hatcher's Run then to Petersburg from there followed the line of the South Side Rail Road in pursuit of Lee's Army. The company was not engaged in any action until April 9, 65, and then but slightly." The 41st was assigned to duty at Petersburg from April 11, 1865 until May 25, when it was moved to Edenburg, Texas, for guard and provost duty. The 41st U. S. C. T. mustered out of service at Brownsville, Texas on November 10 and disbanded at Philadelphia on December 14, 1865.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Muster roll of Company A, United States Colored Troops during the Civil War.
Acquisition Information
The 41st United States Colored Troops Muster Roll was purchased by Special Collections in 2004.
General Physical Description note
1 container; 0.1. cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the 41st United States Colored Troops Muster Roll commenced and was completed in April 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the 41st United States Colored Troops Muster Roll, 1865
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- 41st United States Colored Troops Muster Roll
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu