Isaac Cusac Civil War Papers

The document is an official leave of absence issued by the War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, in Washington, on March 12, 1865. It grants a thirty-day leave to Captain Isaac Cusac of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI), listed as a paroled prisoner of war. The circular specifies that upon expiration of the leave, the officer must report in person to the Commanding Officer of Camp Parole, near the Department or Army with which their regiments are serving. The document is signed by E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General, and a confirmation signature by Capt. 34th Mass. Vols., Post Adjutant, Camp Parole. Handwritten annotations are present, including the dates "Paid for April and May 1865," and other notes about the leave arrangement, likely indicating official processing and payment for this time period.