To whom it may concern:
Mr. William F. Cody was employed as chief of scouts under Generals Sheridan, Custer, Crook, Miles, Carr, and others in their campaigns against hostile Indians on our frontier, and as such rendered very valuable and distinguished service.
S. S. Drum, Adjutant-General.
MAJOR-GENERAL W. H. EMORY.
Washington, D. C., February 8, 1887.
Mr. Cody was chief guide and hunter to my command when I commanded the district of North Platte, and he performed all his duties with marked excellence.
W. H. Emory,
Major-General U. S. A.
