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Military Discharge Certificate - Independent Regiment of Light Infantry Volunteers of New York, Gloucester Point, Virginia, May 15, 1862Military Discharge Certificate - Independent Regiment of Light Infantry Volunteers of New York, Gloucester Point, Virginia, May 15, 1862

This document is a printed certificate with manuscript additions detailing the honorable discharge of Private Hermann Jacobson from Company C, Independent Regiment of Light Infantry Volunteers of New York. The certificate states that Jacobson served from March 5 to May 15, 1862, and was discharged due to disability (hernia). It outlines his entitlement to pay and allowances, including a payment of $8.00 to a Sutler. The certificate is signed by J. Schmidt Kraus, Commanding Company, and dated at Fort Grafton, Gloucester Point, Virginia. **3.