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NARA 538 (Form 41.) MEMORANDA. Case of John Lawson late Pvt. Co C 109 U.S.C.T Residence Cincinnati, Ohio Witnesses Robert Vorkes & Philip Watson Residence Covington, Ky Papers presented Letter of Notif'n & Affadavids Enlisted - When June 1864 Where Lexington. Ky By whom Capt Moore Period 3 years Mustered - When June 1864 Where Lexington, Ky By Whom Capt. Moore Description- Where born Bourbon Co. Ky. Age 29 years. Occupation Dining Room Servant Eyes Bk Hair Bk Complexion Bk. Height 5 feet 4½ inches. Discharged [[strikethrough]] or died [[/strikethrough]] at Port Lovaca, Tex's on the day of Feby 1866 Commanding Officer Capt Lammi First Sergeant Henry Washington. Enlisted about the same time and place. REMARKS Slave of Newt Byon, Paris, Bourbon Co. Ky, when Enlisted. Entered as a subsitute, but do not know who Enlisted for. App'd a Capt. in July 1864, and was a Color Capt. in the fall of 1864 was ordered to the ranks in fall of 1865. Was in Hospital a short time in Indianola, Texas, in fall of 1865.
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