1864 Civil War Bounty Bond, John Miller (Mueller), 1st WV Cavalry, W/ Tax Stamp
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ORIGINAL, FRAMEABLE Part-printed bond issued by the County of Barbour, West Virginia as payment of the enlistment bounty of a volunteer soldier. Bond dated Sept. 1864 and reads: "The county of Barbour binds itself to pay to John Miller (Mueller), now being in the United States service…on the call by the President for 500, 000 men, one hundred dollars" etc. John Miller (Mueller), endorses the note on the reverse . He was enlisted in the 1st Regimen...t, West Virginia Cavalry" Mueller, John BATTLE UNIT NAME:1st Regiment, West Virginia CavalrySIDE:UnionCOMPANY:MSOLDIER'S RANK IN:PrivateSOLDIER'S RANK OUT:PrivateALTERNATE NAME:John/MillerFILM NUMBER:M507 ROLL 9PLAQUE NUMBER:NOTES:General Note - Original filed under John/Miller1st Regiment, West Virginia CavalryOVERVIEW:Organized at Wheeling, Clarksburg and Morgantown July 10 to November 25, 1861. Attached to Cheat Mountain District, W. Va., to January, 1862. Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May, 1862 (8 Cos.). Milroy's Cheat Mountain District, W. Va., to June, 1862 (4 Cos.). Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862 (8 Cos.). Buford's Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862 (8 Cos.). Milroy's Independent Brigade, 1st Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862 (4 Cos.). Unassigned, Defences of Washington, D. C., to February, 1863. Price's Cavalry Brigade, Defences of Washington, D. C., and 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Stahel's Cavalry Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1863. Unassigned, Dept. of West Virginia, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, W. Va., to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, W. Va., to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, W. Va., to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Middle Military Division, to February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1865. (Co. "A" attached to Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, March to June, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, W. Va., to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, W. Va., to April, 1864. Kelly's Command, Reserve Division, W. Va., to April, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, W. Va., to July, 1865.)." from National Parks Service. Size 8’’ by 3.5’’ on wove paper, age toned, folds, otherwise fine condition. Such bonds were usually negotiable and often circulated as a form of currency, cashed by friends, or cashed by banks (at a discount-sometimes up to 25% or more). The Civil War era tax on promissory notes is paid by revenue stamps affixed at bottom. The tax on promissory notes after 7/31/1864 for notes up to $100 was 5 cents. This is a genuine original, period piece, not a copy or reproduction.Return for any reason or even for no reason. Return via same method as shipped. Returned item must be in same condition as when shipped for full refund.
