Lot includes discharge, plus photocopied items from the National Archives. Lot of 2 forms for discharge, both 8.25 x 11 in. The first is the discharge from Fort Sill for Robert Johnston ("Brown complexion, Black eyes, Black hair, enlisted 16 Sept. 1867), 16 Sept. 1872 because his five-year term of service has expired, signed by C.H. Carlton, Capt. 10th Cavalry. This document gives a summary accounting of pay owed Mr. Johnston, as well as his debts to the government (his primary debt was for tobacco - $0.66). The second sheet is another accounting form, detailing final pay, retained pay, traveling expenses, etc. Johnston was paid $140.40 cash and sent back to Washington, DC. The other forms are 185 photocopies, some relate to his application for an invalid pension (as a result of frostbite which occurred while on guard duty in Jan. 1869), including medical reports, etc.; some relate to final expenses (one is for burial expenses, Mr. Johnston died 8 June 1928), and expenses related to care of Mr. Johnston in his later years. This is one of the original "Buffalo Soldiers" 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: Discharge documents with only minor toning, mostly along expected folds. Also an oil stain that seems to be from wax or adhesive used to attach the two sheets. Overall very good.
Lot includes discharge, plus photocopied items from the National Archives. Lot of 2 forms for discharge, both 8.25 x 11 in. The first is the discharge from Fort Sill for Robert Johnston ("Brown complexion, Black eyes, Black hair, enlisted 16 Sept. 1867), 16 Sept. 1872 because his five-year term of service has expired, signed by C.H. Carlton, Capt. 10th Cavalry. This document gives a summary accounting of pay owed Mr. Johnston, as well as his debts to the government (his primary debt was for tobacco - $0.66). The second sheet is another accounting form, detailing final pay, retained pay, traveling expenses, etc. Johnston was paid $140.40 cash and sent back to Washington, DC. The other forms are 185 photocopies, some relate to his application for an invalid pension (as a result of frostbite which occurred while on guard duty in Jan. 1869), including medical reports, etc.; some relate to final expenses (one is for burial expenses, Mr. Johnston died 8 June 1928), and expenses related to care of Mr. Johnston in his later years. This is one of the original "Buffalo Soldiers" 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: Discharge documents with only minor toning, mostly along expected folds. Also an oil stain that seems to be from wax or adhesive used to attach the two sheets. Overall very good.
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