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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07334.03.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to Buffalo Soldiers |
| Title | Final statement of Martin Sterling, 24th Infantry |
| Date | 15 January 1875 |
| Author | Clous, John Walter (fl. 1868-1875) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Clous as Captain of the 24th Infantry. States that Sterling, an African American Private in Company E, 24th Infantry Regiment, enlisted at Fort Griffin, Texas 15 January 1870, and is now discharged by reason of an expired term of service. States that Sterling 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 Texas Soldier's Pay |
| People | Clous, John Walter (fl. 1868-1875) Nicholls, J. W. (fl. 1872-1875) Sterling, Martin, b. ca. 1839) |
| Place written | Fort Davis, Texas |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |