Sergeant Henry Parker:

Escaped Slave, Civil War & Buffalo Soldiers Veteran


Civil War
101st Regiment U.S. Col'd Infantry




Personal Profile

Relationship: Great-Grandfather
Born: Dec. 25, 1843 Aptonville, Ky.
Slave Owner: On-going research
Pre-Military: Slave

Miliary Profile



A Black Infantry Regiment
Squared Against Cavalry,
Schoumberg Collection.

Enlisted: Sept. 21, 1864
Discharged: Jan. 21, 1866
Unit:
101st Regiment U.S. Col'd Infantry

Side: Union
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Company:   I
Honors: Honor Guard
Character
:   Excellent


DOCUMENTS

Civil War Colored Volunteer
Enlistment
-
2nd Class, even in war.
See the notation on the lower right side.


101st Regiment U.S. Col'd Infantry-
names, records & engagements.
Missing Skirmishes at Boyd's Station
and
Stevenson's Gap, Ala.

101st Regiment U.S. Col'd Infantry-
Skirmishes at Boyd's Station and
Stevenson's Gap, Ala.

Soldier Guarding Slaves in Slave Pin,
N.Y. Public Library, Courtesy
Schoumberg Collection.

 

BUFFALO SOLDIERS

Tenth U.S. Cavalry Company D

"Ready And Forward"

 

Military Profile

1st Enlisted: May 17, 1867
Discharged:   May 18, 1872
Rank In:   Private
Rank Out:
   Corporal
Company: 
  D, U.S. 10th Cavalry
Honors:   Honor Guard Character:   Excellent

Buffalo Soldier Doll,
Courtesy Smithsonian
Institute.

2nd Enlistment:   June 6, 1872
Discharged:   June 6, 1877
Rank In: Corporal
Rank Out:   Sergeant
Company:   D, U.S. 10th Cavalry
Honors:   Honor GuardCharacter:   Excellent



DOCUMENTS

Buffalo Soldier Enlistment 1867

Buffalo Soldier Enlistment 1872

Surgeon's Report-No illness 1st 28 mos., then the results of poor diet and the harsh living conditions of the Buffalo Soldier.

 

Chief
Sitting Bull,
Courtesy
Smithsonian
Institute.


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