Christian A. Fleetwood (4th USCT) Compiled Service Record, M1820, National Archives

8/11/1863      Enlisted in Co F, 4th USCT in Baltimore by Col. Birney for 3 years. 23 years old, 5’4.5” tall, brown complexion, black eyes, black hair. Born in Baltimore, Md. Occupation: clerk. Free born. “received honorable mention in General Orders No.”

8/19/1863     Promoted to Sergeant Major to date from 8/11/1863 (S. O. 17) (Regimental Order No. 26)

8/1863           Present

9-10/1863     Present

11-12/1863   Present

1-2/1864       Present

3-4/1864       Present

5-6/1864       Present

7-8/1864       Present “Free on or before April 19, 1861”

9-10/1864    Present

11-12/1864   Present

1-2/1865      Present

3-4/1865      Not stated

5-6/1865      Present “Back Pay due from date of enlistment to May 1st 1864. Charged for transportation $3.00”

7-8/1865      Present

9-10/1865    Present

10/15/1865  Admitted to Slough General Hospital, Alexandria, Va suffering with intermittent fever quotidian. Treatment listed as “Quinine Sulph.” Listed as 25 years old, from Baltimore, single, Father’s name was Charles (post office Baltimore). Hospital Number 4972

10/23/1865  Deserted “while on pass to Washington”

11-12/1865  Present

1-2/1866      Present

5/4/1866      Mustered out at Washington DC. Last paid to 2/28/1866. Owed $69.50 on his clothing account, and $100 bounty. Note: “Transferred”

4/3/1888      Adjutant General’s Office, War Department. “Admitted to Slough gen. hosp. Alexandria, Va Octo 15, 1865 with intermittent fever and deserted Octo. 26, 1865 while on pass to Washington, D. C. This charge of desertion is removed. He absented himself without permission from hop. Octo 26, 1865 and rejoined his command, date not known, and was present with it Octo. 31, 1865.”

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