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Certificate of a Lost Horse on October 8th, 1864
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Description
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In this military document, Captain James J. Akard certifies that one horse of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" was killed during the Battle of Jefferson City on October 8, 1864.
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Date
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February 16, 1865
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Invoice of Quartermasters Stores
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This military document is a Quartermasters Stores Invoice for the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" that shows the transfer of iron and nails from Lieutenant M. W. Johnson and Lieutenant James J. Akard.
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Date
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August 4, 1862
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Missouri State Militia General Orders Enforcing Abstinence from Liquor
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This General Order to the Missouri State Militia reminds officers that while in service, alcohol consumption is illegal and punishable by Court Martial. S. B. Shaw states that the health of the troops "depends upon the regularity of their habits, and abstinence all unwholesome food and intoxicating liquors..."
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Date
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January 10, 1862
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Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, 1864
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This military document is a return of ordnance and ordnance stores for Company "A" 8th Cavalry Regiment Missouri State Militia under command of Captain James J. Akard for the second quarter of 1864.
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Date
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July 7, 1864
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Plat of Iatan, Edgerton, Parkville, et al., Platte County, Missouri
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A plat of the Platte County towns of Iatan, Edgerton, Parkville, and East Leavenworth, as well as Platte County Township 50 North Range 33 & 34 West. This page is included in an 1877 plat book of Platte County, Missouri.
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Date
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1877
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Title
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Quarterly Returns of Deceased Soldiers, 1863
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Description
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This military document is a collection of quarterly returns of deceased soldiers of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A". These returns are documentation of the first and second quarters of 1863.
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Date
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1863
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Ordnance and Ordnance Store Receipts
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Description
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This military document is a collection of Ordnance and Ordnance Store Receipts for the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment that shows transfers of weapons and ammunition in between Captain James J. Akard and Lieutenant J. P. Tracy at Springfield, Missouri.
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Date
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January 12, 1865
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Union Prison Collapse Marker
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Description
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Photograph of the historical marker noting the site of the Union Prison collapse in Kansas City, Missouri. The Union Prison, located at 1425 Grand Avenue, held female relatives and associates of proslavery Missouri bushwhackers. Five women, including the sister of guerilla William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson, died as a result of the collapse on August 14, 1863.
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Image
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Date
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June 24, 2015
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Missouri Militia Division of Sub Districts
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Description
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In this military document, Colonel Hosea G. Mullings lists the eight divisions of the 5th Sub District, 2nd Military District of the Missouri Militia. He specifies what counties or townships of counties belong to each division as well as the names of those charged with superintending the organization of their command for each division.
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Date
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June 14, 1865
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Court Martial Proceedings of Captain Lyman D. Rouell
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Description
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This military document includes proceedings of the general court martial of Lyman D. Rouell, Captain of the 2nd Colorado Volunteers, Company F. In this court martial held at the Headquarters District of the Border in Kansas City, Missouri, Captain Rouell pleads "not guilty" to: charges of drunkenness while on duty at Fort Lyon in the Colorado Territory and at Council Grove, Kansas; and for driving contraband stock into Kansas from Hickman Mills, Missouri. The official charges included "Conduct unbecoming an Officer and Gentlemen" and "Neglect of duty to the prejudices of good order and military discipline." The verdict is not extant. This document shows how some military units took advantage of General Ewing's General Order No. 11 by accumulating and selling property from abandoned counties.
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Date
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November 1863 - December 1863
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Jefferson City, Missouri
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Description
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This sketch by St. Louis resident Orlando C. Richardson, originally published in Harper’s Weekly on July 6, 1861, depicts Jefferson City, Missouri on the banks of the Missouri River.
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Image
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Date
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July 6, 1861
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Colonel McClurg Orders the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment to Shape Up
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Description
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By order of Colonel J. W. McClurg, 1st Lt. David Hunter writes that, "the Colonel Commanding trusts that this will be the last time... to insist upon the orders contained therein being strictly obeyed." These orders include commanding officers being properly uniformed, weekly inspection of equipment, and commanding officers not eating rations issued to the privates. Hunter warns that any offending officer will be sent before a General Court Martial.
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Date
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July 13, 1862
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Title
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From M. W. Johnson to James J. Akard
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Description
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In this military correspondence, Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Lt. M. W. Johnson instructs Lt. James J. Akard on how subsistence for his company should be procured and documented.
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Date
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June 15, 1862
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Title
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Death of General Lyon
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Description
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This cover of the August 24, 1861 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper contains an illustration of the death of General Nathaniel Lyon at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861.
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Image
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Date
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August 24, 1861
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From John A. Bushnell to Eugenia Bronaugh
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On June 27, 1863, John A. Bushnell of Calhoun, Missouri writes a letter to Eugenia Bronaugh in Hickory Grove, Missouri, expressing fear for her safety. He shares a rumor of “men going to your house” and targeting the Bronaugh family. He makes reference to “a systematic effort to get you out of the country.” Bushnell also mentions the Kansas raids, but he expresses frustration about receiving inconsistent information and complains that neither newspapers nor rumors are reliable.
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Date
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June 27, 1863
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From Ordnance Office to James J. Akard
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Description
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The War Department Ordnance Office in Washington D. C., under the charge of Captain of Ordnance George T. Balch, replies to Captain James J. Akard's Return of Ordnance Stores for Company "A" 8th Cavalry Regiment, Missouri State Militia.
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Date
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December 17, 1863
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Title
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Battle of Wilson's Creek
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This sketch, originally published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on August 31, 1861, depicts the Battle of Wilson's Creek. The caption states: "The Great Battle of the West, Wilson's Creek, Missouri-Repulse of the Rebel Cavalry by a section of artillery under Capt. Totten, U. S. A., supported by a company of Capt. Wood's Kansas Rangers (Cavalry), and two companies of Second Regiment of Kansas Volunteers."
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Image
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Date
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August 31, 1861
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Title
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Missouri State Militia List of Soldiers to Transferred
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Description
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By order of Major John Cosgrove, Captain William T. Kittredge provides a list of enlisted men to be transferred from Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company A to Company K.
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Date
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January 10, 1865
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