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Drew, Jeremiah Dearborn, ?-1905 [Proof of an authorized furlough for Eleazer Sarsons]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03953.06 Author/Creator: Drew, Jeremiah Dearborn, ?-1905 Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Printed document signed Date: 16 September 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed document documenting that Sarsons, the first sergeant in Company C of the 4th Regiment of the New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, was granted a month-long furlough from his duties at Morris Island, South Carolina. A note signed by Major Drew on the verso certifies that Sarsons leave followed the pertinent regulations. There are other notations on the verso, along with printed material noting the furlough was "Approved" by Brigadier General Q.A. Gilmore in the Department of the South "for good conduct in the field." Stamped twice by the quartermaster's office.

Drew, Jeremiah Dearborn, -1905
Sarsons, Eleazer L.,1836-?

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