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Two original Civil War discharges for the same Vermont soldier, William J. Conant (1843–1915) of Ferrisburgh. Sold as a pair.
1) Partly printed discharge, Mount Pleasant General Hospital, Washington, D.C., June 12, 1862. Private, Company B, 2nd Regiment Vermont Volunteers. Enlisted May 17, 1861, for three years. Discharged for general debility. Born Ferrisburgh, Vermont; age 18; 5 feet 8 inches; fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair; farmer. Line about re-enlistment is crossed out. Tears in spots; this 1862 example is the more damaged of the two.
2) Partly printed discharge (A.G.O. No. 98), Burlington, Vermont, June 21, 1865. Private, Company F, 1st Regiment Vermont Cavalry. Enlisted August 31, 1862, for three years or during the war. Discharged by G.O. No. 83, War Department, May 8, 1865 (muster out). Age 21; 5 feet 9 inches; light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair; laborer. Light toning and staining. Oath of Identity on reverse; paymaster notations including Paid / Maj. H. C. Bates / P.M. U.S.A.
Together they show early infantry service, medical discharge, then re-entry in the 1st Vermont Cavalry through the end of the war.
Measurements
• Each about quarto size
Condition
Light toning and staining overall. Tears in spots, particularly on the 1862 Mount Pleasant discharge. Folds and age wear. Text remains legible. Please review photos of both faces, the reverse, and the tears on the 1862 piece.
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