Townsend, Charles A.
Person
Biographical Note
There is not much information to identify
A Charles A. Townsend enlisted as a private in the U. S. Army's 9th Infantry, Company C, enlisting on December 7, 1897. A Charles A. Townsend served in the 8th Infantry.
Sources:
- "Charles A. Townsend" entry in the database "U.S., Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916", Ancestry.com, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)'s "Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, June 1821 - December 1916", Microfilm Serial: M665; Roll: 106, https://www-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/discoveryui-content/view/13066435:2229
- "Charles A Townsend" entry in the U.S., Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/13407928:2229
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Charles A. Townsend Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-009
Abstract
This collection contains a short letter from Charles A. Townsend, chief clerk of the United States of America, while at Guantánamo, Cuba, on August 14, 1898, during the Spanish American War, to his brother, Joseph Townsend. The letter discusses events during the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, including racist remarks about the "colored" troops fighting in the war.
Dates:
1898