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NARA 474 (Form 41.) MEMORANDA. Case of Joseph [[Smith?]] late Priv Co. B 4th US [[H.?]] Arty Residence South Pass Ills. Witnesses Richard Taylor + Samuel [[Bosontree?]] Residence Cairo Ills. Papers presented Letter of Notification and Affidavits of Identification Enlisted__When June 1863____Where [[Island No. Ten?]] By whom Lt. Gosman___Period 3 years. Mustered___When Aug 1863__Where Columbus Ky. By whom _________ Description___Where born Henry Co. Tenn Age 29 years Occupation Laborer Eyes Black Hair BLack ____ Complexion Black Height 5 feet 10 inches. Discharged, [[strikethrough]or died at Pine Bluff, Arks. on the __________ day of February, 1866 Commanding Officer Capt. Webster First Sergeant Joshua Greene Ransom Scott and Bowman Spencer Enlist about the same time and place. REMARKS Slave of John T. Smith, Henry Co. Ky. when enlisted. Was a fifer most of the time while in the Co.
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