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Title	Richard Oliver, Civil War soldier
Creator	unknown
Date.Original	1863/1864
Description	Studio portrait of a Richard Oliver, Civil War soldier. He is wearing a northern Civil War uniform. Richard enlisted in the 20th USCI in Kingston on December 26, 1863. He died of malaria aboard the steamship Northern Light on his way home, October 25, 1865.
Notes	Richard Oliver served in the 20th Colored Infantry.The Infantry was organized at Riker's Island, New York Harbor, February 9, 1864. Attached to Dept. of the East to March, 1864. Defences of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864. District of West Florida and Southern Alabama, Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1865. Defences of New Orleans to June, 1865. District of LaFourche, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1865. SERVICE.-Ordered to the Dept. of the Gulf March, 1864, arriving at New Orleans March 20. Moved to Port Hudson, La., March 21 and to Pass Cavallo, Texas, April 21. In District of Carrollton, La., June. At Plaquemine July. At Camp Parapet and Chalmette August, 1866. At Camp Parapet and in District of Carrollton till December. Ordered to West Pascagoula, Fla., December 26. Return to New Orleans February, 1865, and duty there till June. At Nashville, Tenn., August. Mustered out October 7, 1865. Above information was found on the National Park Service, Soldiers and Sailors System website.
Subject.LCSH	African American men African Americans African American youth African American soldiers
Subject.TGM	Civil wars Uniforms Soldiers African Americans
Personal Name	Oliver, Richard (1832-1865)
HRVH Topic	People African Americans
Format.Original	photograph, tintype
Resource Type	Image Still Image
Source	Personal collection of Joan Miller
Resource Identifier	hhs_civilwarsoldier
Publisher.Digital	Historic Huguenot Street
Date.Digital	2008
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Exhibit Homepage	http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/aa07
Digital.Collection	African American Presence in the Hudson Valley
Rights	Prior written permission required to use any items in the Missing Chapter Collection. Please contact the holding institution for information.. Please contact the holding institution for information.

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