Chapter 427. granting relief to Henry Durkee
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CHAP. 427.— An Act granting relief to Henry Durkee.Mar. 3, 1887. Whereas, Henry Durkee was enrolled and served as a private in CompanyPreamble. B, Second Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry, from the sixteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, until the eighteenth day of May eighteen hundred and sixty-two, when he was discharged, and also afterwards enrolled and served as a private in Company E, Fifth Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry, from the twenty-seventh day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, until the seventeenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, when he was discharged, both of said enrollments and terms of service being under the name of Henry Grant, the same being his step-father’s name; and Whereas, since his discharge he has assumed his right name, to wit, Henry Durkee:
Therefore, *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*Henry Durkee.Military record changed., That the Secretary of War be authorized and directed to issue to Henry Durkee a discharge from each of the above-named regiments, under the name of Henry Durkee, and is hereby directed to correct the records so as to make it appear that Henry Durkee served in Company B, Second Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry, from the sixteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, until the eighteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and also served in Company E, Fifth Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry, from the twenty-seventh day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, until the seventeenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-five: *Provided,* That before the discharges are issued to Henry Durkee*Proviso*.Proof. he shall file satisfactory proof with the Adjutant-General of the Army that he is the identical person who served in Company B, Second Wisconsin Infantry, and Company E, Fifth Wisconsin Infantry, under the name of Henry Grant.
Approved, March 3, 1887.