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ye, That Bertrell Gotham a
Private of Captain A.L. Ames Company,
(L), Sixth Regiment of Iowa Cavalry VOLUNTEERS,
who was enrolled the
(12th) twelfth day of December
one thousand eight hundred and (62) Sixty Two to
serve (3) Three years, or during the
war, is hereby Discharged from the
service of the United States, this Seventeenth
day of October 1865, at Sioux
City, Iowa by
reason of Orders, Secretary of War Said Bertrell Gotham was born in [blank] in the State of New York, is (18) Eighteen years of age, 5 feet 6 1/2 inches high, Light complexion, Hazel eyes, Brown hair and by occupation when enrolled a Farmer. Given at Sioux City, Iowa, this Seventeenth day of October 1865. A.L. Ames Capt H.A. Theaker __________ [written along left margin:]
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-source: Soldier's Discharge
Record, Volume 1, item 5, 1865-1867, Clayton County, Iowa; LDS
film #1516914 #5
-transcribed for Clayton co. IAGenWeb by Sharyl Ferrall
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