Discharge Cartificate

[sivart]

I have a discharge certificate that I purchased from an antique store in my hometown that I am interested in returning to family members.
Name: Pvt. Andrew G. Blakeley or Andrew C. Blakeley (hard to tell the diff. in letters)
Unit: Co. G 1st Reg. Cav. Missouri(?) State Militia
Enlisted: Feb, 26th 1862
Discharged: March 15th 1865, in Warrensburg, Harrisburg or Wanessburg, Missouri(?) (again words hard to read)
Born in" L****** County, Pennsylvania, 1833 (32 years of age)
Document issued: (same town discharged in) on March 17th, 1865
Document sighned: Thad(?) F. Smith, Lt. 12th Mo. ** ****
David Groomer(?) 2nd Lt. Co. G 1st Cav. M****
Com* Company
Other notations on certificate are dated 1867 and 1868

Or any info relating to the enlistated man would be much appreciated.
*= Indistinguishable letter

[va-yank]

Re: Discharge Certificate

This is by no means a definitive site for the civil war regiments, but the NPS has a quick little search engine using data from the soldiers and sailors system.

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm

Entering Blakeley, and Missouri gets a hit for Andrew:

Andrew C. Blakeley (First_Last)
Regiment Name 1 Mo. S.M. Cav.
Side Union
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Andrew C./Blakley
Notes
Film Number M390 roll 4

More information can be found on microfilm M390 roll 4 at the National Archives. Keep doing searches for a roster of Company G, 1 MO Cav online too.

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: Discharge Certificate

Hallo Herr Travis!

I might send in the forms for the NARA search for military and pension records on this lad.

I am related to the family of Abraham Blakeley, a Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England born weaver who immigrated to Pennsylvania in May of 1828, and later founded the Arasapha Mills between 10th and 12th Streets and Walnut and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia in 1853 (the run-down remains are still there, as well as some nearby Blakeley houses).

A number of Blakeley's served, and two were featured in the CIVIL WAR TIMES ILLUSTRATED a few years back.

Some members of the Blakeley family had moved west into Ohio and Iowa before the Civil, and I suspect this Andrew may just possibly be a "second generation" relative.

Curt-Heinrich Schmidt

[sivart]

Re: Discharge Cartificate

Thanks for the help, I will defiantly check those places