Dated "28 March 1855/ Fort Brown, Texas". Pre-printed form measuring 7.75 x 9.75". Requisition submitted by Capt. Stoneman, 2nd US Cavalry, to Lt. M Thomas, 1st Infantry Quartermaster, for various and sundry horse equipment, including " 100 mule shoes, 10 pounds of horse shoes, 10 pounds of resin, 2 sponges, 4 bottles of sweet oil," etc. Lightly yellowed, w/lightly faded ink.

A West Point trained veteran, George Stoneman had a very uneven Civil War career. He commanded a division during the 1862 Peninsula campaign, and a corps during the battle of Fredericksburg, but then was relieved of command of the cavalry corps in the aftermath of the disastrous "Stoneman's Raid" made in conjunction with the equally disastrous Battle of Chancellorsville. He restored his reputation somewhat with his performance in divisional command under Gen. Sherman during the closing months of the war. He remained in the regular army until 1871, then retired to California, where he served as Governor 1883-87. He died in Buffalo, NY, 5 Sept, 1894.

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