John Gibbon DS Appointment 16” X 9 ¾” October 13,1868, Fort Sanders, WT for a Sergeant in the 36^th US Infantry. Also signed by William Starring who co-authored the Lakota Indian Tribal dictionary- the first book printed in Wyoming and the Dakotas. Beautiful large dark signature.

Gibbon was a noted commander of the Iron Brigade. He was severely wounded at Fredericksburg. Gibbon’s division bore the brunt of Pickett's Charge on July 3rd during the Battle of Gettysburg. Post-war Gibbon commanded the Yellowstone expedition against Sitting Bull and fought Chief Joseph the following year where he was wounded at Big Hole Pass. Gibbon's approach on June 26, 1876 probably saved the lives of the several hundred men under the command of Major Marcus Reno who were still under siege at the battle of the Little Big Horn. Gibbon arrived the next day and helped to bury the dead and evacuate the wounded.