1871 US COLORED TROOPS HISTORY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS BATES VOLUME 5

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Offering an ORIGINAL copy of the HISTORY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS 1861-65 By Samuel P. Bates. Published by B. Singerly, in Harrisburg, PA, in 1871. This 1431 PAGE FIRST EDITION is VOLUME V (5) of five. Volume 5 contains histories of the US COLORED TROOPS from Pennsylvania as well as many of the independent regiments, batteries, and companies (see list below) plus a comprehensive general index to all five volumes. The first few pages include lists of the autographs of the general officers. MAPS include: FIELD OF FORT STEADMAN and FIELD OF FREDERICKSBURG. Pages for each regiment contain a brief regimental history, muster rolls for the Field and Staff Officers, Regimental Band (if it existed), and the names of each soldier in each company along with their RANK, DATE OF MUSTER (LEAVING SERVICE), and REMARKS which describes where they left service, or if they DESERTED or DIED, or were KILLED-IN-ACTION (along with place and date).Of particular interest are pages 925 to 1139 which highlight the following US COLORED TROOPS REGIME NTS: Third (3rd), Sixth (6th) Eighth (8th) Twenty-Second (22nd), Twenty-Fourth (24th), Thirty-Second (32nd), Forty-First (41st), Forty-Third (43rd), Forty-Fifth (45th), and One Hundred Twenty-Seventh (127th).CONDITION: Half-leather hard cover binding has usual wear to the spine and edges edges; binding and read more