Calligraphic Promotion Announcement.

[San Francisco]: N.p., 1902. Original brown morocco containing containing a three-page calligraphic certificate of appreciation on board for Medal of Honor winner Oscar F. Long. A portion reads, We the undersigned officers and employees of the States Army Transport Service who have had the honor of serving under you since the inauguration of the Service on April 1, 1899, desire to express our sincere congratulations on your promotion to a higher office... The certificate is signed by 25 separate individuals above their job title. It was given as a gift to Long on March 1, 1902 and printed by Carl Eisenschimel. On the front cover is a hand-colored portrait of long surrounded by a brass and enamel oval frame with a gilt floral border. Spine professionally repaired. Very handsome.Oscar F. Long graduated from West Point in 1872 and immediately stationed out West. There, he actively participated with General Nelson Miles in pursuit of Chief Joseph. He earned the Medal of Honor for his efforts in the Battle of Bear Paw, where Chief Joseph surrendered and forfeited a majority of his troops in 1877. He scouted primarily at Fort Keough until 1889. He was commissioned Captain and Assistant Quartermaster in 1892, was active in the Spanish-American War, Major and Quartermaster in 1901, Lieutenant Colonel in June 1904, and retired as a Brigadier General in July 1904.