Isaac Cusac Civil War Papers

The image is a handwritten letter dated August 17, 1864, from the Headquarters of the 21st Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry before Atlanta, Georgia. It addresses a recipient as "Sir" and refers to a circular from the Headquarters Department at Cumberland, dated June 21, 1864. The subject concerns Captain Isaac Cusac of the 21st OVI and issues with mustering out and records pertaining to a supposed commission as a major. The letter states that despite reports from unofficial sources, there is no official record of such a commission found after examination of the headquarters’ records. Consequently, the writer is unable to present the recipient as Major mustering out, although a copy of an endorsement upon the application is included.