Samuel Richardson

Samuel Richardson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1838 and served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. According to his service records, Richardson worked as a laborer before he joined Company C of the 24th USCT in Philadelphia on February 15, 1865. Officers promoted Richardson to Commissary Sergeant on March 1, 1865. Dawson’s military service ended in Richardson, Virginia and he mustered out on October 1, 1865. (By Don Sailer)
    Full name
    Samuel Richardson
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Estimated
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    Black
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    Occupation
    Other
    Other Occupation
    Laborer
    Relation to Slavery
    Free black
    Military
    Union Army
    How to Cite This Page: "Samuel Richardson," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/34047.