I'm helping a friend with his family line. He has found his Great Grandfather discharge paper . It looks like in a 4" frame wooden craving o it an it is about 2'wide by 3 ft height. It is his Great Grandfather civil war paper . And he states his father might sell it to a museum . Is it worth anything ? It has signatures on it like General Ulysses Grant , abe lincoln (when he was president)

You mentioned a 4" (wide?) frame and 24" x 36" that is a rather large document. I agree with Alice that it probably is not a discharge paper with Lincoln and Grant on it. Could you give us the exact wording on the paper and if the writing is script or printing. What is the name of the soldier and his regiment? Without finding out what type of document you have it would be difficult to determine value. Regular discharge papers range from $25-50 for Union but they are not as big as your description indicates. Mike [email protected] wrote: > I'm helping a friend with his family line. He has found his Great > Grandfather discharge paper . It looks like in a 4" frame wooden craving > o it an it is about 2'wide by 3 ft height. It is his Great Grandfather > civil war paper . And he states his father might sell it to a museum . > Is it worth anything ? It has signatures on it like General Ulysses > Grant , abe lincoln (when he was president) > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > > >

Neither General Grant nor President Lincoln signed discharge papers for the Union Army. What you are describing sounds more like the ornamental documents that were developed by the Grand Army of the Republic which was formed following the war. In terms of sentimental value to the family, this is probably a priceless document; its monetary value would probably be significantly less. Alice J. Gayley Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 8:29 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] discharge paper question > I'm helping a friend with his family line. He has found his Great > Grandfather discharge paper . It looks like in a 4" frame wooden > craving o it an it is about 2'wide by 3 ft height. It is his Great > Grandfather civil war paper . And he states his father might sell it to > a museum . Is it worth anything ? It has signatures on it like General > Ulysses Grant , abe lincoln (when he was president) > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > >

I have a copy of a g-great uncle's "discharge paper" from the 18th South Carolina Volunteers. It is a hand written note by the company commander, nothing fancy. It is titled "Soldier's Discharge". It states the name, rank, unit, where he was born, enlistment date, a physical description, age, and what he did as a trade before he entered the service. It also states he was honorably discharged from the Army of the Confederate States. It is signed by the company commander and dated April 11, 1865, Appomattox Court House, VA. Jim Whiteside ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice J. Gayley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] discharge paper question > Neither General Grant nor President Lincoln signed discharge papers for the > Union Army. What you are describing sounds more like the ornamental > documents that were developed by the Grand Army of the Republic which was > formed following the war. In terms of sentimental value to the family, this > is probably a priceless document; its monetary value would probably be > significantly less. > > Alice J. Gayley > Pennsylvania in the Civil War > http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 8:29 PM > Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] discharge paper question > > > > I'm helping a friend with his family line. He has found his Great > > Grandfather discharge paper . It looks like in a 4" frame wooden > > craving o it an it is about 2'wide by 3 ft height. It is his Great > > Grandfather civil war paper . And he states his father might sell it to > > a museum . Is it worth anything ? It has signatures on it like General > > Ulysses Grant , abe lincoln (when he was president) > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > > unsubscribe > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe >