Approved Pension File for Private Powhatan Beaty, Company G, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-781854)

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Approved Pension File for Private Powhatan Beaty, Company G, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (SC-781854)

1837-1916

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Complete invalid pension application and certificate for Union Army Medal of Honor recipient Powhatan Beaty. Surgeon's certificates, personal letters, affidavits, and depositions are included in this file.

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National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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Beaty, Powhatan, 1837-1916

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Powhatan Beaty (October 8, 1837 – December 6, 1916) was an African American soldier and actor. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army's 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment throughout the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign. He received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for taking command of his company at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, after all officers had been killed or wounded. Following the war, he became an orator and actor, appearing in amat...