[CIVIL WAR]. A.E. Brevard, Company E, 1st Kentucky Infantry discharge document. Richmond, VA, 14 May 1862.
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[CIVIL WAR]. A.E. Brevard, Company E, 1st Kentucky Infantry discharge document. Richmond, VA, 14 May 1862.
8 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. partly-printed Soldier's Discharge document completed in manuscript (old creases and folds with occasional separations, toned).
A.E. Brevard enlisted on 23 April 1861 at Hickman, KY as a corporal, mustering in on the same day into Company E of the 1st Kentucky Infantry (Confederate). He was reduced in ranks to private on 20 July 1861 on account of ill health. This document records his discharge "by order of Sect of War" on 14 May 1862. Signed by Company E's commander Captain A.J. Lawson.
[With:] Sheet of 12 uncut blue 10-cent Confederate stamps. Richmond, VA: Archer Bank Note Engravers, ca 1864-1865. Overall sheet 5 11/16 x 2 9/16 in. printed uncut sheet (adhesive to verso has browned).
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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