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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07334.02.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to Buffalo Soldiers |
| Title | Pay voucher of Philip G. Gains |
| Date | 11 September 1874 |
| Author | Carrs, J. N. (fl. 1874) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | States that Gains, an African American private in Company L, 9th Cavalry, received money from J. W. Nicholls, United States Paymaster. Signed by [Carrs?] as a witness. Contains an "x" signifying Gains' signature. |
| Subjects | Military History American West American Indian History African American History African American Troops Soldier's Pay |
| People | Carrs, J. N. (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. Captain Francis 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 |