HONORABLE DISCHARGE TRANSCRIPT

[U.S. Marine Corps Seal] FIDELI CERTA MERCES.

HONORABLE DISCHARGE from THE UNITED STATES CORPS OF MARINES

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

This is to Certify, That George Y. Margerum, a private of Marines, who was enlisted the 15th day of February, 1865, at Philadelphia, Pa, being now about 26 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, having Grey eyes, Auburn hair, Light complexion; and by occupation when enlisted a Wheelwright says he was born in New Jersey is hereby DISCHARGED from the service of the United States, having served the full period of his enlistment.

REGISTERED.

[Aus. S. Michelson] Adj't and Inspector.

[J(acob) Zeilin] Brig. Gen. and Commdt. U.S. Marine Corps.

HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE MARINE CORPS, Due Private George Y. Margerum for Clothing Washington, 15th February, 1869. undrawn Forty-Nine 13/100 dollars. Quartermasters Office, February 15,1869 Now at Head Quarters. [Wm. Slack] [Quartermaster]

The above document was notarized with two purple stamps, one near the upper-right corner and the other toward the bottom-center, which read:

W.H. DRUEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 121 So. 7th Street, Philadelphia.

DISCHARGE PAY-CHECK (information below in brackets was handwritten)

[Pri. George Y. Margerum, Fleav(?), 16 Feby '69.]

Pay from [1 Decr. 68] o [15 Feby 69 ff15.] . $ [37.50] Subsistence allowance to [Phila Pa] . . [5.13] Undrawn Clothing . . [49.13] Balance due on Paymaster [~~~~~] transfer . . [~~~~~] Retained Pay from [15 Feby 65] to [15 Feby 69 . ff1] . . [48.00] Increase Pay from ['] to _____ . . [2C + 3C Inits, U.S. bounty . . . . [200.00] __________ $ [339.76] [Fleasfstfunce? . . . . 50]

HONORABLE DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE

Unfortunately, this document was poorly preserved and thus many portions of it have become illegible. Reasonable guesses as to the missing words and phrases have been bracketed within the transcript.

[This is to Certify] THA[T]

George Y Margerum

Enlisted from Philadelphia [?] and was mustered into the United States service in Phila Penna to serve 4 years as a MARINE in the U.S. NAVY under the command of J. Zeilin Brigadier General and commander of U.S. Marine Corps. Comrade Margerum was mustered into the United States service at Phila Pa. as a Wheelwright [?] served as a Marine he sailed around the world while in the service and [?] experianced many arduous duties they were with ADMIRAL FARRA[GUT, Gulf Coast] squadron and CAPTURED FTS HUGAR and BLAKELEY in M[obile] Bay on Apl 11 1865 after the war sailed to all principle [commerce ports...] he had a wide experiance of service in the navy and [?] efficient services for his car[eer...]

~HONO[RABLY DI]SCHA[RG]ED~ Feby 15th 1869 at Wash DC [unintelligible]

[cameo portrait of Abraham Lincoln] THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND.

[added later:] [?]CATED [?...d]aughter MARY EMMA and Widow EMILY [?] [?]MARY EMMA, ROBERT, and EMMA [?] 1909

DOCUMENT ENVELOPE

The documents were contained in an envelope on which the following was handwritten:

Discharge

George Y. Margerum 6769 Naval