Benjamin Butler
Washington Station, October 8, 1868
Benjamin Butler Signed Train Ticket for Disabled Soldier
Signed Ticket

A railroad ticket signed by Union General Benjamin Butler (1818-1893) as President of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Measuring 2.125" x 4", Washington Station, dated October 8, 1868. The pass names William Gleason a disabled volunteer solider, traveling from Washington, D.C. to Columbus, Ohio on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, signed by Butler at bottom right as "Benj. F. Butler". With an accompanying 8" x 10" engraving depicting Butler in uniform, published by Johnson, Fry & Co. Exhibits degrees of toning and minor tearing to edges, with light soiling at lower right corner, not affecting signature. Slight ink smudging at top. Otherwise very good.

The National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was established on March 3, 1865 by Congress in order to provide care for volunteer Union soldiers who had been disabled through loss of limb, wounds, disease, or injury during service in the American Civil War. Benjamin Butler worked in various executive positions at the organization for a total of fifteen years, notably serving as its president from 1866 to 1879.

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2.125" x 4"