Most of these soldiers served under the surname of their former masters and changed their names after discharge from service. These name transition are captured in this book from depositions, affidavits, declarations, medical records, and correspondence used to verify the colored soldier's service in the War. Imbedded in the eighty-three genealogical and biographical entries in this book, more than 450 surnames are identified, with an index to nearly 2,000 family members, relatives, friends, soldiers, clergy, and other prominent figures in the communities where these soldiers resided when they applied for pension benefits. While it documents a period of time embedded in our history, the pension records also tell us how people lived during slavery, both slave and slavemaster. This book offers the reader an opportunity to listen to Voices from the Past that tells us how we got to where we are today.
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