Union Army Certificate: Union Defenders Certificate in Support & Defense of the Government , the Union, and the Constitution of the United States Against the Great Rebellion, 1861
Union Army Certificate: Union Defenders Certificate in Support & Defense of the Government , the Union, and the Constitution of the United States Against the Great Rebellion, 1861
Entry/Object ID
AM2000.27.1
Scope and Content
Union Army Certificate: Union Defenders Certificate in Support & Defense of the Government , the Union, and the Constitution of the United States Against the Great Rebellion, 1861. Poster size certificate with illustration of Union Army soldiers in various situations along border.
"Enlisted, August 6th, 1861.
This certifies that Private John Anderson has served as a Volunteer in Company D, 13th Regiment of Infantry Missouri Volunteers and was mustered out and discharged at St. Joseph, Mo. by reason of being taken prisoner at the surrender of Lexington, Mo on the 20th day of Oct (should be Sept) 1861. Signed Capt. C.C. Thomas, Commander Co. D, 13th Regt, Mo. Vol. and Col. E. Peabody, Commander, 13th Regt., Mo. Vol.