2021-02 Raynors HCA Live
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Partly-Printed Pay Voucher to Lt. John M. Thompson. This Partly-Printed Document measures about 8.5" x 11", 1 page being nicely printed and signed on clean wove period paper. Being a Pay Voucher for 1st Lt. John M. Thompson, an officer of the 24th Infantry, known as "Buffalo Soldiers". Standard folds with trivial top edge chip, overall boldly printed in black and signed for "Cash". He signs for one month's pay from December 1, 1874 to December 31, 1874, in the amount of $150 (19 years of service), which was a large sum in that time period. Col. John M. Thompson (1843-1922) was born in Lebanon in 1843, and spent most of his life in the Army, beginning with the Civil War. In 1861, John enlisted in Lebanon, as Pvt. in Co. E 7th NH Vol. Reg't. On November 18, 1862 he was appointed 2nd Lieut. of the 1st S.C. Volunteers. This was the 1st Colored Regiment Ever Mustered in the United States Union Military Service! It's first Col. Was T.W. Higginson of Mass. On June 22, 1863 he was promoted to 1st Lieut. On November 8, 1863 he was promoted to Captain. On February 8, 1864 the designation of the Regiment was changed to the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops.
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