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Vermont Soldier Discharges.

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Pair of discharges for William J. Conant of Ferrisburg, Vermont, includes: Discharge for Conant from the 2nd Vermont Vols, by reason of "General Disability." Signed by Z.E. Fryer, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Hospital...plus; Discharge for Conant from the 1st Vermont Cavalry for expiration of service, signed by Lt. J.R. Rice and a mustering officer. Both VG.Of the two hundred fifty-eight regiments of cavalry in the service of the United States during the War of the Rebellion, but few, if any, performed more arduous, or took part in more engagements than did the First Vermont; which, during three years at the front, participated in seventy-five battles and skirmishes and achieved a reputation as one of the best fighting regiments in the army, standing fifth in the list of cavalry organizations suffering the greatest loss in killed and mortally wounded.

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