Clayton co IAGenWeb - Military & Wartime

Know ye, That Alexander Moody a Private of ~~Captain~~ 1st Lieut Sampson P. Hughes Company, (L), 7th Regiment of Iowa Cavalry VOLUNTEERS, who was enrolled on the Twenty Ninth day of February one thousand eight hundred and Sixtyfour to serve Three years, or during the war, is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States, this 22nd day of June 1866, at Sioux City Iowa by reason of G.O. No. 33 Dept M. March 10, 1866.

[No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist.)

Said Alexander Moody was born in ------ in the State of Ohio, is 27 years of age, 6 feet 3 inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, Brown hair and by occupation when enrolled a Farmer.

Given at Sioux City Iowa , this Twenty second day of June 1866.

/s/ Thos. Duncan
Brvt Col U.S.A.
Chief Mustering Officer
Iowa

S.P. Hughes
1st Lt. Co. 7th Iowa Cav.
Comdg Company

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[written along right margin:]

See Pension recorded in Book 4 of Discharges, Page 300.

[written at top of form, 3 entries:]

Paid at Sioux City, June 24, '66 by Geo. A. Mitchell, Pay Master U.S.A.

Was in the Battle of Taka-o-Kuta fought on the 28th and 29th of July 1864 and at Manoais - Ferres fought on the 7th 8th & 9th of August 1864

Marjorie Downie Lenth, Recorder

-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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