Buffalo Barracks Soldiers
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MELVIN, John
Age 22
Eyes grey
Hair brown
Complexion fair
Height 5' 4"
Birth Place Wayne, Michigan
Occupation Farmer
Date May 26, 1838
Where Buffalo
By Capt. Wright
Regiment 8th Infantry
Company C
Discharge Date -
Cause -
Died November 15, 1840
Deserted September 9, 1838
Apprehended August 29, 1839
Enlistment -
Remarks At Fort King, Florida - PRIVATE

The information above was carefully extracted and digitized from NARA Microfilm Series M233 20-23, by Cliff Williams of Rochester, NY.
The microfilm series is entitled: "The Descriptive and Historical Resgisters of 51,000 Soldiers in the U.S. Army, 1835-1856."
Only the data for those soldiers who either enlisted and/or served "At Buffalo," has been presented here for:

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