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NARA 523

(Form 41.)

MEMORANDA.
Case of Taylor Bright
late Pvt. Co. B. 116 U.S.C.T.
Residence  Stanford, Ky.
Witnesses  Timothy Bresley & John Lee
Residence  Lincoln Co., Ky.
Papers presented  Letters of Notif'n & Affidavits
Enlisted – When July 1864   Where Camp  Nelson
By whom  Capt. Randolph   Period 3 years.
Mustered - When July 1864   Where  Camp Nelson
By whom  Capt. Kinney
Description – Where born  Lincoln Co. Ky.   Age 45 years.
Occupation  Farmer   Eyes  Bk
Hair  Bk    Complexion Bk
Height  6   feet ¾ inches.
Discharged, [[strikethrough]] or died [[/strikethrough]] at Greenville, La 
on the    day of October, 1866
Commanding Officer  Capt. Evans
First Sergeant  Harrison Shelby  
William Bolton and Alfred Williams 
Enlisted about the same time and place.

REMARKS.
Slave of Greenbury Bright, Lincoln Co. Ky. when enlisted.
App'd. Corpl. at organization and promoted a Sergt. in the fall of same year. Reduced to ranks the Month of discharge by reason of reenlistment in Regt. Army.

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