Battalion of Volunteers. Commanded

by Maj. Wm. Williams. Raised for the Defense of the Frontiers and the Rescue of the Settlers,

$1,800 · Offered by James Arsenault & Company

Fort Dodge, Iowa, 21 April 1857. Broadside, 8.325” x 6.875”. CONDITION: Good, old folds, a few ink stains, patch of discoloration along folds, tiny punctures along folds. A rare certificate of service relating to the aftermath of the Spirit Lake Massacre which saw a frontier volunteer party undertake a treacherous winter expedition to pursue the hostile Sioux, guard against further attacks upon settlers, bury the dead, and attempt to

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