Civil War Colonel Richard Dodge Autographed Voucher Document
$ 76.56
Description
Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, of an eminent family including General Richard Dodge & Washington Irving, served 44 years in the Army. During the Civil War he commanded the 12th US Infantry, postwar he commanded Fort Dodge, Kansas, scene of his famous standoff with a Fort Dodge city Vigilante Committee described in the book "Dodge City". He was notably sympathetic to the plight of the Indians, his journals included the first published descriptions of Devils Tower and the Black Hills and The Powder River Expedition. Colonel Dodge also was author of many accounts of his life on the Frontier and among the Indians. An original Civil War Union Army Transportation Certificate for 4 Provost Guards to travel from Elmira to Dunkirk, New York on the Erie Railroad, issued March 31, 1864, signed by various officers and by Erie RR Agents at Dunkirk and Elmira, and also approved on front by Colonel Dodge, having served as Chief Mustering Officer for the State of New York,Sept 27, 1866. The 1p 8 x 14" ptd/ink Certificate is the only one I have ever encountered. The document bears a strong signature by Colonel Dodge. The item has age stain, edge wear, and reverse with archival repairs, Overall VG. Comes w service and Biographical info for Colonel Dodge. Welcome to my Ebay Auctions and 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. I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & US Military memorabilia for 35 years 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. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described. 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. NOTE: Any repair to a paper item is listed. I use only museum curator approved archival repair tape. I SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, AND HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL FULL TIME SELLER OF ANTIQUE HISTORICAL ITEMS SINCE 1980. PLEASE SEE MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER LISTINGS. PLEASE READ DETAILS OF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION. I TRY TO DESCRIBE ALL ITEMS ACCURATELY U.S. SHIPPING ONLY I ship only USPS priority mail with insurance If you would like to Add Me as a Seller You Follow, Go to the Seller Information Bar on the Middle Right Side of the Page and click ‘Follow This Seller”
Outstanding document for the price. It was shipped in a timely manner, and was very well packaged to insure no damage would occur during shipping. The description was well done, and photos were exactly what I received. Hard to believe these kind of documents still exist.
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