These are the official discharge papers for Richard H. Brown, who served as a private in the Fifth Regiment of the Missouri U.S. Reserve Corps from June 14, 1861 to August 11, 1861. The document, dated August 11, 1861, notes that Brown was born in Manchester, England and worked as a “Boundary man and Iron worker.” The 28-year-old Brown was discharged at Lexington, Missouri at the end of his term of service.

August 11, 1861

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas

Lafayette County, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri

Battle of Lexington State Historic Site

Civil War Collections, 36-92-1-205

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