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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04219.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Clothing receipt roll for Company I, 100th United States Colored Infantry |
| Date | 6 August 1864 |
| Author | Straight, D. E. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Clothing issued by Captain D. E. Straight. Includes the names of 39 soldiers, all of whom signed with an "x." Signed by James F. Essex as a witness. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History African American History African American Troops Union Forces Clothing and Accessories Military Supplies Uniforms |
| People | Essex, James F. Jr. (fl. 1865) Straight, D. E. (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Straight enlisted in the Union Army on 6 August 1862 as a Corporal and was mustered into "E" Co. IL 129th Infantry on 8 September 1862. He was promoted to Captain on 1 August 1864 and commissioned into US CT 100th Infantry. He was mustered out on 26 December 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 100th United States Colored Infantry, I Company |