Soldier of the 7th U.S. Cavalry (1847-1876) who was one of General Custer's eleven officers killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand; Porter was among the first verified casualties of the historic battle. Porter also served in the American South during the Reconstruction Era, where the 7th Cavalry was charged with eradicating the Ku Klux Klan and illegal distilling. Scarce ink signature, "J. E. Porter,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 sheet clipped from a military document, with another hand adding below the autograph, "1st Lieut. 7th Cavalry." In fine condition.
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