The 6th US Cavalry was a notable Civil War combat unit and fought the Comanches and Kiowa, patrolling the Texas Frontier as far west as Palo Duro Canyon.
An Original 6th US Cavalry Muster Roll for Company A, filled in at Jacksboro, Texas, August 31, 1866, ink signed by Captain Benjamin Tucker Hutchins as Company Commander and by Captain GC Cram issued during the Comanche/Kiowa War while nearby Fort Richardson was being built by the 6th Cavalry. The Muster Roll names 60 or more troopers, with comments that some are on detached duty at Jacksboro, Austin, Galveston etc, some listed as deserters, confined in hard labor at Austin, absent sick at Greensboro, La, New Orleans, etc. The muster roll is 31 x 21", ptd/ink, with folds, a few minor acid free archival repairs, minor edge wear, age stains, Overall VG. Comes w service info. Both Captains Hutchins and Captain Cram served in the 6th US Cavalry from 1861- to 1865 and fought the Comanches and Kiowa on the Texas Frontier when this Muster Roll was issued.
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