Douglass, Charles R., 1844-1920
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- Douglass, Charles Remond, 1844-1920
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Birth Date
- 1844-10-21
Death Date
- 1920-11-23
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Birth Place
- Lynn (Mass.)
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- English
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Sources
- found: Case and Getchell. Charles R. Douglass [graphic], 1864:card verso (Charles R. Douglass)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed February 28, 2019(Access point: Charles Remond Douglass; born October 21, 1844 in Lynn, Massachusetts; died November 23, 1920 in Washington, D.C.; third son of Frederick Douglass and first wife Anna Murray Douglass; first African-American man to enlist in the military in New York during the Civil War, served as one of the first African-American clerks in the Freedmen's Bureau in Washington, DC.; volunteered for the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; went on to join another black military regiment, the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry and rose to rank of first sergeant; worked in Santo Domingo between 1871 and 1879 as consul and clerk) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Remond_Douglass
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- 2019-03-26: new
- 2019-03-27: revised
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