1863 Civil War Discharge of Thomas Fulford, Private, Company B, 64th Regiment of Infantry, Indiana Volunteers, By Order of Maj. Gen. Schofield
by United States Army Chief Engineer
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
United States Army, 1863. One sheet of paper backed with an attached second sheet, two horizontal folds, one vertical fold, fragile yet Very Good, sheets separating at folds., light age toning. Discharge papers for Thomas Fulford, a private in Company B, 64th Regiment Infantry, Indiana Volunteers, dated Sept. 30, 1863 at St. Louis, Mo, by reason of Surgeon's Certificate of Disability. In left margin, handwritten in red ink, "Phthisis-hereditary-developed by exposure. He is unfit for the Invalid Corps". Signed at bottom "By Order of Maj. Gen. Schofield" and then signed "J.K. Hudson" with more writing below, illegible. Stamped in red ink "paid by Robert Smith St. Louis Oct. 2 1863 Paymaster U.S.A." Also another stamp, faint with just the word Ohio at right side above top fold. Verso bears handwritten "Discharge Certificate of Thomas F. Fulford Late of Co. B, 64th Regt. Indiana Vols. Infantry". Private Fulford went on to live to the age of 68, fathering 8 children. At his death in 1899, his obituary referred to him as "well known old soldier of Washington Township". Major General John McAllister Schofield ( 1831 -1906 ) held major commands during the Civil War, and later served as U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant, and Commanding General of the United States Army. . One Page,Folded. Very Good. 8 1/4" x 10 1/2".
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006939
- Title
- 1863 Civil War Discharge of Thomas Fulford, Private, Company B, 64th Regiment of Infantry, Indiana Volunteers, By Order of Maj. Gen. Schofield
- Author
- United States Army Chief Engineer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- United States Army
- Date Published
- 1863
- Size
- 8 1/4" x 10 1/2"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; Ephemera;
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