birth year	1819
date of enlistment	Dec. 24, 1863
first name	Samuel
height	5' 4"
inferred, death-year
misc. information	Enlistment record states he was born in Fairfield Co., VA, so he was from the Fairfield area in RC. Records state he was "Free," in 1865. Died Feb. 18. 1865, at hospital in Beaufort, SC of chronic diarrhea. Death record has lot number, but no name of cemetery. Buried the next day, so probably in Beaufort.
occupation	Laborer
place of enlistment	Binghamton, NY
regiment - usct	Co. B, 26th Reg., Inf., transferred to 20th Reg., Inf.
surname	Hardy