SMITH, George P (Colored)
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GEORGE P. SMITH
US Colored Troops - Pvt Co. D. 55th Massachusettes Colored Infantry
George P. Smith born about 1843 in Crawfordsville, Indiana
Free: On or before 4-19-1861
Enlisted: 23 May 1863
Unit: 55th Mass Col. Inf
Age: 20
Height: 5'8"
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Occupation: Barber
Length of Enlistment: 3 years
Mustered Out: Readville, Mass Pvt Co. D
By: L.C. Alden
Date: August 29 (31), 1865
Duties: Camp Mead - Band Aug 1863 - October 1864
Stop: Monthly pay - $15 absence w/o leave - sent in by Field Officer Court Martial (for gun & Accourtrement & AWOL
Last paid: Feb 28, 1865
Clothing: Out $29.11.
Arms: Out $6.
Due $100
Copyist: Fettis