United States Colored Troops, no. 5.

by Lisa Y. Henderson

55 Inf. (Col’d) Mass. Jacob Ash. Co. K, 55 Reg’t Mass. Inf. (Col’d.) appears on Company Descriptive Book of the organization named above. Description: age, 23 years; height, 5 feet 3 inches; complexion, light; eyes, grey; hair, dark; where born, Halifax Co., NC; occupation, farmer. Enlistment: when, June 6, [no year]; where, Readville, Mass.; by whom, Lt. Stimpson; term, 3 years. Remarks: “Letters to be directed to Emmanuel Ash, Big Run Station, Athens Co., O.”

4 U.S.C.T. Elijah Ash. Co. F, 4 Reg’t U.S. Col’d Inf. appears on Company Descriptive Book of the organization named above. Description: age, 20 years; height, 5 feet 5 inches; complexion, octoroon; eyes, black; hair, black; where born, Halifax Co., NC; occupation, waiter. Enlistment: when, August 4, 1863; where, Baltimore; by whom, Col. W. Burney; term, 3 years.  Remarks: “Wounded in action before Petersburg Va June 15 1864.”

38 U.S.C.T. Bolden Flood. Co. D, 38 Reg’t U.S. Col’d Inf. appears on Company Descriptive Book of the organization named above. Description: age, 45 years; height, 5 feet 10 inches; complexion, dark; eyes, dark; hair, black; where born, Hertford Co., NC; occupation, farmer. Enlistment: when, February 6, 1864; where, Newberne NC; by whom, Lt. S.M. Horton; term, 3 years.

23 U.S.C.T. Nicholas Pettiford. Co. F, 2 Reg’t U.S. Col’d Inf. appears on Company Descriptive Book of the organization named above. Description: age, 22 years; height, 5 feet 5 3/4 inches; complexion, yellow; eyes, brown; hair, dark; where born, Brandon NC; occupation, laborer. Enlistment: when, March 29, 1864; where, Washington; by whom, Capt. Sheetz; term, 3 years.

2 U.S.C.T. Daniel Locus. Co. G, 2 Reg’t U.S. Col’d Cav. appears on Company Descriptive Book of the organization named above. Description: age, 40 years; height, 5 feet 8 inches; complexion, dark; eyes, dark; hair, dark; where born, Wait [Wake?] Co., NC; occupation, laborer. Enlistment: when, January 10, 1864; where, Fort Munn; by whom, Col. G.W. Cole; term, 3 years. Remarks: “Deserted June 14, 1865 at Portsmouth Va”