SIGNED DOCUMENT – MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT JOHN C. GILMORE – SIGNED AS CAPTAIN, 24TH US (BUFFALO SOLDIERS) – POSTAGE VOUCHER DATED MAY 10, 1875

SIGNED DOCUMENT – MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT JOHN C. GILMORE – SIGNED AS CAPTAIN, 24TH US (BUFFALO SOLDIERS) – POSTAGE VOUCHER DATED MAY 10, 1875

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This is an original printed Army postage reimbursement voucher, Form No. 15, made out to "Captain J. C. Gilmore, 24 U.S. Infty." It covers "cash paid for postage on letters and packages on public service, received and sent by him," from July 1, 1874, to May 10, 1875, inclusive, in the amount of $4.46.

The certification at the bottom acknowledges payment in cash on May 10, 1875, from the Paymaster, U.S. Army. It is signed boldly in ink "Jno. C. Gilmore, Captain 24 Infty." The reverse is docketed as a paid voucher, "Paid 10th of May, 1875 – Jno. C. Gilmore, Capt. 24th U.S. Infty – $4.46," and numbered 135.

John C. Gilmore earned the Medal of Honor as Major of the 16th New York Infantry at Salem Heights (Salem Church), Virginia, on May 3, 1863. His citation reads that he "seized his regiment's colors and gallantly rallied his men under a severe fire." After the war he remained in the Regular Army as a captain in the 24th U.S. Infantry. The 24th was one of the Army's African American "Buffalo Soldier" regiments, serving on the Texas frontier in the 1870s. Gilmore went on to a long career in the Regular Army, eventually reaching general officer rank.

This voucher is a nice frontier-era document signed by a Medal of Honor recipient while he was serving with the Buffalo Soldiers.

The voucher comes with a presentation sheet giving a short biography and his Medal of Honor action.

CONDITION:

Original folds with light, even toning and some light scattered spotting, mostly on the reverse. There are no tears or losses. The signature is dark and fully legible. Approximately 8" x 10", folded in thirds as filed, with a fourth fold between the center and lower fold.

A nice Medal of Honor signature with a Buffalo Soldier connection.    [cm][ph:L]

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