DBMcWaters wrote:
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As he was discharged before the end of the war, I know there's a chance he didn't fight in ALL of the battles the 18th AL / 2nd GA participated in.
Does any of you know, do the service records list the reason for discharge??
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They often do list the reason but not always.
An example of a Union discharge can be viewed here (
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/what-happened-after-discharge.157568/#post-2046687).
A Confederate example (no reason given) can be viewed here (
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-rest-of-the-story.118833/#post-1220936). Here at Post #2 (
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/possible-ancestor.141953/#post-1727339) is another Confederate one with the attachment link including a lot of papers that show: he was listed as missing in action at Payne's Farm; later found to have been captured; and late the following year returned south during a prisoner exchange.