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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Discharge Papers, Confederate Army
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Discharge Papers, Confederate Army

Artifact ID1993.20.1
Object Type Discharge, Military
Date 1862
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 7 1/2 in x W 7 3/4 in (19.1 cm x 19.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCertificate of discharge from the Army of the Confederate States for John T. Grisham. Date of discharge is May 28th, 1862. Hand-written script on discolored paper with torn/irregular edges.
Historical NoteOn May 28, 1862, Private John T Grisham (35) of Company B, 17th Regiment of Texas Cavalry, was discharged from the Confederate Army in accordance with the Confederate “Conscript Act” which provided members of the Confederate armed forces 35 years of age or older to be mustered out of the service as soon as a draftee was available to replace them. Grisham left the Confederate army without seeing combat and returned to his home in Tennessee.

Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection in 1993.
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Described
TexasWarrenLittle Rock
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