Archer Armstead (abt. 1840)

Born about 1840 in North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Private Archer Armstead served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 16 June 1865
Mustered out: 29 August 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company K, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)

Archer Armstead is a part of US Black heritage.

Archer was a soldier during the American Civil War.^[1][2] He served with Company K, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored).^[1][3][2] Prior to the war he was a farmer in Frankfort, Ohio.^[1][3][2] On his enlistment record, he was described as twenty-three years of age, standing 5' 5" tall with a brown complexion, hazel eyes, and black hair.^[2] He was born in North Carolina and his occupation was farmer.^[2] He enlisted 16 June 1863 at Readville, Massachusetts for a period of three years and was mustered into service with his unit on 22 June 1863.^[2] He wished for any letters to be directed to Mrs. Nancy Revels, Smoky Row, Chillicothe, Ohio.^[2] He was detailed as a fifer on 21 May 1864 and returned to the ranks 1 April 1865.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Fox, Charles Barnard. Record of the Service of the Fifty-Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Cambridge, Massachusetts : Press of John Wilson and Son, July, 1868), pg. 144.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Military: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1107 #1008 : accessed 31 December 2023); citing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry; Microfilm Serial: M1801; Microfilm Roll: 1.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, (Ancestry Record 1555 #280830 : accessed 30 December 2023); citing Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.

• Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, (Ancestry Record 1138 #3944798 : accessed 30 December 2023); citing Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=27D75D7C-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A>, accessed 5 April 2024.