Head Quarters, Camp Meigs

Readville Dec. 15^th 1863.

 

John E. Gillespie, a private in the 56^th Mass. Regt,, of artillery, who has been re-examined by the Medical Commission appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, through the Surgeon General, and was declared unfit to perform the duties of a soldier because of defective Eyes, has been freed from his enlistment by special orders from these Head Quarters; and having given up all U.S. property delivered to him, is hereby permitted to leave this post.

                                                                       

By command of Brig. Gen. R. A. Peirce.

1^st Lt Leodegur M L_p_

Mass Adjs

 

(sideways in red middle of page) R. A. Peirce,

                                                   Brig. Gen’l.

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