Sujet

Officer of the Guard order issued to John H. Alexander, October 10, 1887. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

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. Alexander was the first African-American officer in the United States armed forces to hold a regular command position.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_136

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26,5Mo (805,3Ko) / 21,8cm x 30,5cm / 2577 x 3601 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black country museum war text location Armed Forces century handwriting order concept African American African-American B&W cavalry afro-american Army warfare United States of America 19th century United States Army black & white black and white B W nineteenth century US Army heritage American America USA united states Unknown Alexander U.S. Army cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art John Hanks Alexander John Hanks orders (military records)