Robert Metcalf

Black Person Information

First Name:
Robert
Last Name:
Metcalf
Family Code:
24342
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Logan
State Born in:
VA
Birth Year:
1839
Occupation:
Laborer
Height:
74.5
Skin Color:
Yellow

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Allen D. Metcalfe
First Owner Code:
W07711
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Logan
First Owner Year Transferred:
1864
Second Owner Name:
Freed upon joining U.S. Army
Second Owner Code:
Z1000

Military Service

Military Unit:
108th Infantry USCT Company B
Enlisted Year:
1864

Additional Information

Notes:
Born in Rockbridge Co VA. Enlisted in Muhlenburg Co KY 1st Sergeant. Discharged for Disability 11/5/1865 Claim: "I owned his father and mother and he was born mine"

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