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| Vermont. Office of Secretary of State. | |
| Civil War Soldiers' Powers of Attorney and Survivor Applications to Draw State Pay, 1861 - 1873. | |
| Series ID: PRA-459 (Click for Index) | Location: State Archives |
| Extent: 8 cubic feet, 11 microfilm reels. | Access: Open |
| Scope: This collection contains Civil War soldiers' powers of attorney allowing a designated assignee to draw pay ($7.00 per month) from the State Treasurer. Also includes applications of surviving relatives of Vermont soldiers to collect arrears of pay due. Many of the applications provide genealogical information. Arranged alphabetically within companies by name of soldier. Units included are: 2nd - 17th Infantry Regiments (including the 11th Regiment/1st Heavy Artillery); 1st Brigade Band; 1st Cavalry Regiment; Company F, 1st United States Sharpshooters; Companies E and H, 2nd United States Sharpshooters; 1st, 2nd and 3rd Batteries, Light Artillery; Companies M and F, Frontier Cavalry; 54th Massachusetts (Colored); Miscellaneous African American Recruits; Hancock's First Corps; Unassigned Recruits; Unassigned Recruits deserting prior to service; and unidentified (surnames Brown and White). | |
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This page was last updated on: 2010-12-27
