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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07334.02.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to Buffalo Soldiers |
| Title | Final statement of Philip G. Gains |
| Date | 1 September 1874 |
| Author | Moore, Francis (fl. 1874) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Moore as Captain of the 9th Cavalry. States that Gains, an African American Private in Company L of the 9th Cavalry, enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 November 1873, and is discharged by reason of special order no. 131. Reports that Gains was last paid by Major J. W. Nicholls, United States Paymaster. |
| Subjects | Military History American West American Indian History African American History African American Troops Soldier's Pay |
| People | Moore, Francis (fl. 1874) Gains, Philip G., (b. ca. 1851) Nicholls, J. W. (fl. 1872-1875) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | The 9th Cavalry was composed of African Americans known as Buffalo Soldiers. With the 10th Cavalry, the 9th was intended to assist in quelling Native American uprisings following the Civil War. Moore was one of the 9th Cavalry's first recruiters. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |