Name/Title
Commission for James Roberts, First Sergeant in the 34th Colored TroopsEntry/Object ID
2023.01.0026Tags
Black/African American/African, Civil WarScope and Content
Commission issued to James Roberts naming him First Sergeant in the 34th United States Colored Troops. Partly printed document signed by Lieutenant Colonel Marple and Lieutenant Tinkham of the 34th Regiment of United States Colored Troops, signed Beaufort, South Carolina, 18 July 1864.
Roberts was born in Key West, circa 1846. He enlisted on the island on February 12, 1863. He survived the war and returned to work as a porter and warehouse keeper in Key West, according to the 1870 and 1900 census, and was a janitor in Tampa in 1910, where he died in 1921.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
United States ArmyDate(s) of Creation
July 18, 1864Primary Language
EnglishCondition
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At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Good