Partly printed document completed in manuscript. Nashville, Tennessee, 7 April 1866. 1 page, 4to, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. 

A discharge document for William Laeket (alt. Locket) of Kentucky. Described here as "5 feet 7 inches high, black complexion, black eyes, black hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a farmer." 

He enlisted on 18 January 1864 at Nashville and was mustered in as a first sergeant of Company F in the 15th United States Colored Regiment. The unit mostly engaged in garrison and guard duty in Middle Tennessee, including at Nashville, Columbia, Pulaski, and Springfield. 

A rare discharge document for a Black USCT noncommissioned officer. 

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