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Appointment of Henry H. Bellas of Texas (1846-1906), as Second Lieutenant of the Fourth Regiment Cavalry, dated Dec. 29th, 1873, signed by Secretary of War William W. Belknap, but NOT by President Ulysses S. Grant. Bellas served as Captain under Miles during the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, wrote several histories of the conflict. In the original oak stick frame, matted and glazed, OS: 24" x 20", SS: 18 3/4" x 14 3/4". Water stain to mat, a few small spots to document.