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U.S. Army Special Requisition form signed by E.G. Mathey and countersigned by Elwell S. Otis Author: Place: Fort Rice Publisher: Date: 1878 Description: U.S. Army Special Requisition form. 19x21.2 cm (7½x8¼"). in Optium Museum Acrylic glass frame: 27.1x22 cm (10¾x8¾"). paneled with acrylic glass at reverse of frame revealing print and writing on reverse of leaf. Signed by G.E. Mathey and Elwell S. Otis. Mathey, a survivor the Battle of the Little Bighorn who had been the lieutenant in charge of the pack train, would later become a witness in the trial of Major Marcus A. Reno. Elwell Stephen Otis was a United States Army general who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, the Philippines late in the Spanish–American War and during the Philippine–American War. He campaigned in Montana in the aftermath of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The present document acknowledges receipt of two sets of first sergeant chevrons and six water buckets. Lot Amendments Condition: Leaf repaired from reverse at fold, some toning and edgewear; unexamined out of frame. Item number: 311861a