Asbury Hughes, MSA SC 5496-51311

Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Asbury Hughes (b. circa 1844 - d. 1908)
MSA SC 5496-51311
USCT Soldier and Fled from Slavery, Talbot County, Maryland

Sources:

Archival Sources -

ADJUTANT GENERAL (Muster Rolls) 1863-1867. U.S. Colored Troops, 4th Regiment, Md. Volunteer Infantry. George Alfred. Company A. Image 182. Line 1. MdHR Number 50,055-46. MSA S936-46.

BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Death Record) Dates: 07/1908-010/1908. July 29, 1908. Asbury Hughes. Certificate Number 14469. MSA CM1132-99.

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Bounty Rolls), 1864-1880, Volunteers, Slave: George Alfred, Owner: John Baggs, MSA SM183-1, Page 128.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (U.S. Colored Troops Pension File Collection) [MSA SC 4126] John Chase, Box 7, Folder 110.

Affidavit of Asbury Hughes, alias George Alfred, Page 16.

Newspapers and Journals -

Books -

Wilmer, L. Allison, J. H. Jarrett, and Geo. W. F. Vernon. History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65. Vol. 2. Baltimore, MD: Guggenheimer, Weil & Co., 1899.

George Alfred Muster Roll, Page 132.

Internet Sources/Google Earth -

Ancestry.com. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for George Alfred (Asbury Hughes). Company Descriptive Book. Company A. 4th United States Colored Infantry. Page 183.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for George Alfred (Asbury Hughes). Free Date. Company A. 4th United States Colored Infantry. Page 194.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1861-1865. Record for George Alfred (Asbury Hughes). Muster Out Roll. Company A. 4th United States Colored Infantry. Page 201.

"Asbury Hughes." Nationwide Gravesite Locator. United States Department of Veteran Affairs. http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1.

"Asbury Hughes, Journey from Slavery to Freedom" KMZ File, created 04/30/2012.

Google Earth KMZ File. Historical Maps and USCT Soldiers from Five Counties (Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot) on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Created May 16, 2012.

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