Pvt. James M. Munro (Munroe)

Pvt. James M. Munro (Munroe)

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. B       29th United States Colored Troops

   Mustered In Jan. 31, 1864.
   Home of record listed as Chicago, Ill's.
   Mustered Out Nov. 6, 1865.
Known actions;
Siege of Petersburg, Va.             June 19, 1864
The Crater at Petersburg, Va.   July 30, 1864
Poplar Grove Church               Sept. 29, 1864
Hatcher's Run, Va.               Oct. 27, 1864

       From the Official Army Register of the Volunteer forces of the U. S. Army 1861-65
Unit - 29th U.S.C.T.
Mustered In - April 24, 1864
Mustered Out - Nov. 6, 1865
Troops Drawn from - Illinois
Armed with - M-1864 .58 Springfield Rifled Muskets with an effective range of 600 yards.

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. James M. Munroe
Unit - Co. B   29th U. S. Colored Infantry
Born - 1841
Enlisted - Jan. 9, 1864 in Chicago, Ill. by W. E. Daggett for 3 Years
Mustered In - Jan. 31, 1864 in Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out - Nov. 6, 1865 in Brownsville, Texas by Capt. Lockwood
Residence - Chicago, Cook Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls