Officer of the Guard order issued to John H. Alexander
date: label: Date
content: October 10, 1887
name: label: Written by
content: Unidentified
label: Received by
content: John Hanks Alexander, American, 1864 - 1894
label: Subject of
content: Edward Hatch, American, 1832 - 1889
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: 9th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
notes: label: Description
content: Hand-written order issued to second lieutenant John Hanks Alexander to report for Officers of the Guard duty at Fort Robinson, Nebraska on October 10, 1887. The document was written by an unidentified first lieutenant by order of Colonel Edward Hatch. The document was written in black ink on white paper and has several creases. Both sides of the document have writing.
place: label: Place used
content: Fort Robinson, Dawes County, Nebraska, United States, North and central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Military
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Frances Sampson Mask
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.34.2
objectType: label: Type
content: orders (military records)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (14 x 9.8 cm)