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Charles W. Dorsey

Name: Charles W. Dorsey

Affiliation: Union

Unit: 4th USCT Inf.

Race: African American

Owner's Name: Richard D. Gaither

Place of Birth/Residence: Frederick City, Frederick County, MD

Enlistment Date: n/a

Company: E

Slave at Enlistment?: Yes

Notes:

Richard D. Gaither, former owner, is not in the 1860 Census, but is in the 1850 Census


Source(s):

U.S. Adjutant General, Maryland Slave Claims Commission, "Register of Claims, 1864-1867," Number 3051, Record Group 94, Entry 350, National Archives, Washington, DC (digital copy online at Maryland State Archives, MSA-SC-4678).

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