Muster roll for Company K of the 24th Infantry Regiment
date: label: Date
content: December 31, 1873
name: label: Created by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: 24th Infantry Regiment, American, 1869 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: Muster roll for Company K of the 24th Infantry Regiment, one of the four "Buffalo Soldier" regiments in the United States Army. Company K was stationed at the Ringgold Barracks in Texas under the the command of Colonel Abner Doubleday, who name is noted in the header of the muster roll. For each soldier, this muster roll shows his enlistment date and place, detailed pay information, and signature or mark. Comments are also noted for many of the soldiers. It was signed by Captain James N. Morgan and several enlisted men, the remainder signing by mark.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.26.1
objectType: label: Type
content: muster rolls
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 20 1/2 x 32 in. (52.1 x 81.3 cm)