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NARA 819

(Form 41.)
MEMORANDA.

Case of Charlotte Slaughter widow of Benjamin Slaughter late Pvt. Co H 8 U.S.C. H. Arty 
Residence Hurricane Ky
Witnesses Thomas H Wallace & Carter Canterbury
Residence Crittendon Co Ky
Papers presented Letter of Notifn. & Affidavits
Bon.
Enlisted - When May 1864   Where Paducah
By whom   Period 7 years
Mustered - When    Where
By whom 
Description - Where born  Benj. was born Culpeper Co. Va. about 34 when enlisted  Charlotte was born Culpeper Co. Va.    Age 54 years.
Occupation Laborer   Eyes Bl
Hair Bl.   Complexion Black
Height 5 feet 4 1/2 inches 
[[strikethrough]] Discharged [[/strikethrough]] or died at City Point, Va
on the   day of Spring of 1865
Commanding officer
First Sergeant
Enlisted about the same time and place

Remarks.
Benjamin was a slave of Henry H. Wallace Crittendon Co Ky when he enlisted. Charlotte belonged to some same man at that time. 
John Todd enlisted same time and place as Ben enlisted.
  

Transcription Notes:
Need to look at residences Need to ass additions above "description" Incomplete after "died at" Changes made to residences etc. Subsequent document said Slaughter died in Field Hospital - doesn't specify location so no clarity on place of death in Va,. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-31 10:51:32 more corrections Residence is still unknown. Marking complete as there is only one [[?]]. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-08-30 06:44:08