SIGNED CIVIL WAR SIOUX INDIAN WIA MJR JOHN TAFFE NEBRASKA TERRITORY 2ND CAV REG
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| Management number | 17268593 | Release Date | 2025/10/06 | List Price | $131.40 | Model Number | 17268593 | ||
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INVREF#CL4-17
1827 – 1881)
CIVIL WAR WIA MAJOR IN THE FIELD & STAFF OD THE 2nd NEBRASKA CAVALRY REGIMENT 1862
US REPUBLICAN PARTY CONGRESSMAN FROM NEBRASKA 1867-1873,
MEMBER OF THE NE TERRITORIAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1858-1859
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PRESIDENT OF THE NE TERRITORIAL COUNCIL 1860-1861
While Major in the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry, Taffe participated in General Sully’s Dakota Territory Expedition against the Sioux Indians and the bloody Battle of White Stone Hill, in which the regiment under Colonel Furnas received the hearty commendation of the general commanding. Later in the war, in 1864, Taffe served in a mounted militia that was formed in Omaha and he was Captain of “B” Company. Taffe was also the founder of the Omaha Public Library and was one of the early editors of the “Republican” newspaper.
HERE’S TAFFEE’S CIVIL WAR ERA SIGNATURE REMOVED FROM A 19th CENTURY AUTOGRAPH ALBUM and SIGNED:
“John Taffee,
Omaha,
Neb.”
NOTE: The document is signed on the verso by
BRADFORD NEWCOMB STEVENS
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Paper ephemera |
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| Size | N/A |
| Brand | None |
| Condition | Good |
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Paper ephemera
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