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Regiment: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
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Historical Figures: James S. Wadsworth
CERTIFICATE
TO BE GIVEN TO VOLUNTEERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR DISCHARGE TO ENABLE
THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR PAY, &c.
I certify, on honor, that Henry C. Weed a Private
of Captain Company (E) of the 2d Regiment of Infantry
Volunteers, of the State of Wisconsin, born in Jefferson, State
of New York, aged 33 years; 5 feet 11 1/2 inches high: Dark complexion, blue eyes,
brown hair, and by occupation a carpenter, having joined the company on its original organization
at , and enrolled in it at the muster into the service of the United States
at Madison Wis on the Eleventh day of June, 1861, (or was
mustered in service as a recruit, by , at ,
on the day of , 186 , to serve in the Regiment) for the term
of Three years: having served honestly and faithfully with
his company in U.S. Service, to the present date, is now entitled to a discharge by reason
of being on Parole not to serve against
the south-
by order [ ? ] of War
The said Henry C. Weed was last paid by Paymaster
Makr Gould to include the 28 day of February, 1862, and has pay due him
from that time to the present date, and also pay for the use of his horse, (having been mounted during the time,) and he is entitled to pay and subsistence for traveling to place of enrolment and whatever other allowances are authorized to volunteer soldiers, or militia, so discharged. He has received /100 dollars advanced by the United States on account of clothing.
There is to be stopped from him, on account of the State of , or other authorities,
for clothing, &c., received on entering service, /100 dollars; also, for expenses of subsistence
for traveling from place of enrolment to the place of rendezvous, amounting to /100 dollars;
and on account of the United States for extra clothing received in kind from
and for other stoppages, viz:
amounting to /100 dollars;
and he has been subsisted for traveling to his place of enrolment, up to the 186 .
He is indebted to , Sutler, /100 dollars.
Given in duplicate, at Washington, this 21st day of April, 1862.
By Command Gen Wadsworth
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Commanding Company
Note.-Two of these certificates, (or duplicates,) are to be given to each volunteer soldier ho may be discharge previously to the discharge of his company, that he may at once receive from the Paymaster the pay, &c., due him, and the captain or other officer commanding the company, will certify to the
act of the delivery of the duplicate certificates: on these certificates the Soldier is “entitled to” hi
discharge, and should also present his discharge to the Paymaster to have the payment endorsed on it. The discharge is to be given back to the Soldier, by the Paymaster;-the latter only retaining as his voucher the duplicate certificates.