DescriptionPhotocopy of the discharge paper of Private William H.B. Drake of Co. I, 28th New Jersey Volunteers.
William H.B. Drake was born in Somerset County, NJ, and worked as a mechanic prior to the war. He was enrolled on September 2nd, 1862, for a 9 month term, and was mustered in on September 22nd, 1862. He was mustered out on July 6, 1863. He was most likely an inhabitant of Middlesex County during the war, as his wife received subsistence pay from the County of Middlesex.
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
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