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Discharge certificate for Eli Cress and related papers, August 5, 1865
Creator
United States Government
Date
1910-10-12
1865-08-05
Decade
1860s
Description
The discharge paperwork for Eli Cress from the Union Army. Also included is a document listing the miles traveled by Cress's unit, Company B of the 117th Illinois Infantry.
Extent
3 sheets (6 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
27.5 cm
Language
eng
Topical subject
Military discharge
Genre Subject
Military records
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection Title
McNitt Family Papers
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999
Discharge certificate for Eli Cress and related papers, August 5, 1865
Creator
United States Government
Date
1910-10-12
1865-08-05
Decade
1860s
Description
The discharge paperwork for Eli Cress from the Union Army. Also included is a document listing the miles traveled by Cress's unit, Company B of the 117th Illinois Infantry.
Extent
3 sheets (6 pages) and 1 envelope
Dimensions
27.5 cm
Language
eng
Topical subject
Military discharge
Genre Subject
Military records
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder
MS 117: Correspondence: Soldiers; Box 1, Folder 5: Eli Cress
Collection Title
McNitt Family Papers
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Acquisition information
Donated by Jeanne Tingley and Donald F. Tingley in 1999