Certificate of discharge for medical disability issued to Private Leon Berkowitz of Company H, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers. The certificate notes that he enrolled in Philadelphia on January 2, 1862, and was discharged on December 13, 1862. Printed by Philp & Solomons Army Stationers.
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Certificate of final payment issued to Private Leon Berkowitz of Company H, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers, for medical disability discharge. The certificate indicates enrollment in Philadelphia on January 2, 1862, discharge on December 13, 1862, and payment on December 15, 1862.
A four-page handwritten letter from Herman Hamburger, serving in Camp 18th Pa. Cav. at Fairfax Court House, VA, to his friend John Pugh Green, dated June 8, 1863. Hamburger reports on his experiences during the Civil War, detailing the monotony of his life as Acting Adjutant of the Regiment, minor skirmishes with bushwhackers and Mosby's guerrillas, and his preference for Philadelphia over camp life. He mentions seeing fellow soldiers, inquires about "Bedford Estate Papers," describes his horse's condition, and refers to a grand scout mission to Falmouth. Hamburger also asks about John's potential injury and mentions the Battle of Chancellorsville. The letter concludes with personal regards and instructions for directing mail. The document is written in legible cursive script.
Blank lettersheet with elaborate graphics, including a Union Flag in color and a depiction of a soldier on horseback. The letterhead features the text: "Head Quarters Cameron Regiment (in red)", "Dragoons (in blue)", and "Col. Max Friedman, Commander (in red)". Colonel Friedman was the first Jewish chaplain in the Union Army.