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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07334.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to Buffalo Soldiers |
| Title | Final statement and pay voucher for Abraham Hill, 10th Cavalry |
| Date | 12 September 1872 |
| Author | Norvell, J. T. (fl. 1872) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Norvell as Captain of the 10th Cavalry. Final statement of Abraham Hill, an African American private in Captain S. J. Norvell's company. States that Hill was enlisted 12 September 1867 in Wilmington, Delaware, to serve for five years. Reports that Hill is owed $64.62 for his service. Docketed by C. R. Ward, 2nd Lieutenant of the 10th Cavalry. Ward states that he forwarded the final statement to J. J. Fisher, possibly employed at the office of the paymaster. Attached to a pay voucher for Hill, signed by Fisher. Reports that Hill received money he was owed by J. W. Nicholls, Paymaster of the United States Army. Both documents are partially printed. |
| Subjects | Military History American West American Indian History African American History African American Troops Soldier's Pay |
| People | Fisher, J. J. (fl. 1872) Norvell, J. T. (fl. 1872) Ward, C. R. (fl. 1872) Hill, Abraham, (b. ca. 1846) Nicholls, J. W. (fl. 1872-1875) Norvell, S. J. (fl. 1872) |
| Place written | Fort Sill, Oklahoma |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | The legendary 9th and 10th Cavalries, known as Buffalo Soldiers, were raised in 1866. Following the Civil War, Buffalo Soldiers were primarily engaged in conflict against Native Americans on the Western Frontier. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |