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Buffalo Soldier Discharge of Corporal George Williams, Co. K, 10th Cavalry Regiment

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188 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 419

Buffalo Soldier Discharge of Corporal George Williams, Co. K, 10th Cavalry Regiment

Schätzpreis
n. a.
Zuschlagspreis:
188 $
Beschreibung:

Lot includes discharge, plus photocopies of request for copies of pension record, indicating that the National Archives were unable to find any record for him. Plus photocopy of Register of Recruits with George Williams checked and copies of front and back of his recruitment form. Discharge is 2pp, 8.25 x 11 in., for Corpl. George Williams Co. K, 10th Cavalry. Mr. Williams is described as having a Black complexion, Black eyes, black hair; he was born in Savannah, GA and recruited in Cincinnati, OH on 3 March 1868. He was discharged for expiration of his five-year term of service on 3 March 1873, signed by Wm. Davis, Jr. 2 Lieut. 10th Cav. The second page is the full accounting of what the soldier is owed, including travel expenses to Cincinnati. Mr. Williams left the service with $160.11 cash. He was apparently illiterate, since all forms are signed with an "X" and the account form is witnessed by Lieut. Davis. This is one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" units, formed as a segregated African American unit just after the Civil War, and sent to the West to fight in the Indian Wars. The 10th Cavalry claims to be responsible for one (of many) stories detailing how the Buffalo Soldiers came to be called that, and used as their unit insignia a standing buffalo (bison) with their motto, "Ready and Forward" on a banner below. The unit has fought in nearly every conflict since its formation, with the exception of Korea. It was disbanded for a short time after WWII, the victim of massive "downsizing" after the war, but reformed in 1958. Condition: Light toning. One tiny hole through both sheets on two of the folds (probably insect damage). Adhesive stain at top and where folded where two sheets glued together.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 419
Auktion:
Datum:
22.09.2013
Auktionshaus:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

Lot includes discharge, plus photocopies of request for copies of pension record, indicating that the National Archives were unable to find any record for him. Plus photocopy of Register of Recruits with George Williams checked and copies of front and back of his recruitment form. Discharge is 2pp, 8.25 x 11 in., for Corpl. George Williams Co. K, 10th Cavalry. Mr. Williams is described as having a Black complexion, Black eyes, black hair; he was born in Savannah, GA and recruited in Cincinnati, OH on 3 March 1868. He was discharged for expiration of his five-year term of service on 3 March 1873, signed by Wm. Davis, Jr. 2 Lieut. 10th Cav. The second page is the full accounting of what the soldier is owed, including travel expenses to Cincinnati. Mr. Williams left the service with $160.11 cash. He was apparently illiterate, since all forms are signed with an "X" and the account form is witnessed by Lieut. Davis. This is one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" units, formed as a segregated African American unit just after the Civil War, and sent to the West to fight in the Indian Wars. The 10th Cavalry claims to be responsible for one (of many) stories detailing how the Buffalo Soldiers came to be called that, and used as their unit insignia a standing buffalo (bison) with their motto, "Ready and Forward" on a banner below. The unit has fought in nearly every conflict since its formation, with the exception of Korea. It was disbanded for a short time after WWII, the victim of massive "downsizing" after the war, but reformed in 1958. Condition: Light toning. One tiny hole through both sheets on two of the folds (probably insect damage). Adhesive stain at top and where folded where two sheets glued together.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 419
Auktion:
Datum:
22.09.2013
Auktionshaus:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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