PHILIPPI West Virginia

Barbour County

Civil War Bounty Note #22

September 29, 1864

~ 7 7/8 X 3 3/8 inches

Offered is an original 1864 Barbour County, West Virginia Civil War bounty certificate, issued under Lincoln’s call for 500,000 men. This $100 interest‑bearing note was printed by Shriner & Hall of Grafton and executed for Lewis Walter, whose service was officially credited to the county. Manuscript signatures remain clear, and the document retains its 5¢ Washington U.S. Internal Revenue stamp, confirming lawful execution under wartime tax acts.

Counties across the new state of West Virginia relied on interest‑bearing promissory notes like this one to meet federal quotas, offering financial incentives to volunteers and substitutes credited to their district.

Surviving county bounty notes from West Virginia are scarce, as most were redeemed and discarded after the war. This example offers strong historical appeal for collectors of Civil War fiscal paper, West Virginia history, and revenue‑stamped documents.

Early West Virginia!

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