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Domestic News
September 18, 1863
The Union
Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
What is this article about?
Company I of the 6th Regiment Delaware Volunteers arrived in Bridgeville on Saturday, October 5, 1861, after extended service guarding conscripts in Smyrna. Members received discharge papers signed by Capt. Chas. Heydrick and Maj. Henry B. Judd.
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Company I.—The members of Company I, 6th Regiment Delaware Volunteers, arrived at Bridgeville, Saturday, 5th inst., about 11 P.M.
This company was detained longer in service than any other company of the regiment. It was removed to Smyrna, after the rest of the regiment had been mustered out, and remained there two weeks guarding the "conscripts" who had passed the examination of the "draft" officers.
Each member of this company, on being mustered out, was furnished a discharge paper, giving name, rank, description, and date of muster-in and of muster-out, which was signed by Captain Chas. Heydrick, and by the mustering officer, Henry B. Judd, Major U. S. Army.
Has any other company of the "6th" received its discharge papers?
This company was detained longer in service than any other company of the regiment. It was removed to Smyrna, after the rest of the regiment had been mustered out, and remained there two weeks guarding the "conscripts" who had passed the examination of the "draft" officers.
Each member of this company, on being mustered out, was furnished a discharge paper, giving name, rank, description, and date of muster-in and of muster-out, which was signed by Captain Chas. Heydrick, and by the mustering officer, Henry B. Judd, Major U. S. Army.
Has any other company of the "6th" received its discharge papers?
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Arrival Departure
What keywords are associated?
Delaware Volunteers
Company I
Bridgeville Arrival
Muster Out
Discharge Papers
What entities or persons were involved?
Chas. Heydrick
Henry B. Judd
Where did it happen?
Bridgeville
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Bridgeville
Event Date
Saturday, 5th Inst.
Key Persons
Chas. Heydrick
Henry B. Judd
Outcome
company mustered out; each member received discharge papers.
Event Details
Company I, 6th Regiment Delaware Volunteers, arrived at Bridgeville after being detained longer than others, having guarded conscripts in Smyrna for two weeks post-regiment muster-out.