BENTEEN, FREDERICK W.
$700.00
49215-1
(1834 - 1898) American army officer, a captain in Custer's 7th Cavalry who was ordered by Custer to patrol an area near the Indian's village during the battle at Little Big Horn. During the action, Benteen relieved Reno's forces which were under attack, the two groups holding out until relieved by forces under Terry.Partial D.S. "F. W. Benteen" as Captain in the 7th Cavalry, the document complete in itself, 1p. 8vo., Fort Rice, Dakota Territory, June 16, 1878, a "Special Requisition" ordering clothing for Co. H, including forage caps, shirts, overalls, trousers, etc., boldly signed at conclusion. Also signed by an even rarer survivor of the Custer massacre, JAMES S. POLAND who served under Reno at the Little Big Horn and was erroneously reported as killed in action when severely wounded in the back. Before Little Big Horn, Poland was ordered to cease his sale of rifles and ammunition to Indians at the Standing Rock reservation, as the recipients were closely connected with Sitting Bull's band, and no wild game was present in the area. Trimmed at the bottom, otherwise fine condition and well-suited for framing.