Description: The 6th US Cavalry was a notable Civil War combat unit and fought the Comanches and Kiowa, patrolling the Texas Frontier as far west as Palo Duro Canyon. An Original 6th US Cavalry Muster Roll for Company A, filled in at Jacksboro, Texas, October 31, 1866, and ink signed by Captain Benjamin Tucker Hutchins as Company Commander and by Captain GC Cram , issued during the Comanche/Kiowa War while nearby Fort Richardson was being built by the 6th Cavalry. The Muster Roll names 60 some troopers, with comments that some are on detached duty at Jacksboro, Austin, etc, some listed as deserters, on furlough etc, also 2 men listed as dead of cholera and typhoid, and notes the men are deficient in cartridges and waist belts due to the impossibility of obtaining them.An Original, Complete Muster Roll, 31 x 21". Ptd/ink, with folds, a few minor acid free archival repairs, minor edge wear, age stains, Overall VG. Comes w service info. Both Captains Hutchins and Captain Cram served in the 6th US Cavalry from 1861- to 1865 and fought the Comanches and Kiowa on the Texas Frontier when this Muster Roll was issued. 15.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Welcome to my Ebay Store. I am a specialist in early American Military & Historical items, especially American Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historic documents including broadsides, commissions, General Orders and other imprints and badges. I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & US Military memorabilia for 41 years. PLEASE SEE MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER CIVIL WAR AND EARLY AMERICAN MILITARIA LISTINGS. I am a longtime member of the Company of Military Historians, the New England Antique Arms Association, the Ephemera Society of America & the Civil War Veterans Historical Assn. My customers have included some of the leading names in collecting and selling American History items, as well was as a wide range of novice & advanced collectors in addition to some 30 US federal, state, public and private university & municipal museums and libraries. NOTE: Any repair to a paper item is listed. I use only museum curator approved archival repair tape. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described.. I ship only USPS priority mail with insurance Mike Brackin
Price: 350 USD
Location: Angier, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-08-07T19:43:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Western Americana
Handmade: No
