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Battle of Gettysburg
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Thure de Thulstrup's painting of the Battle of Gettysburg, circa 1887.
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Image
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From Manoah Miles to A. Comingo
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On March 13, 1864, Manoah Miles, Enrolling Officer for the 37th and 38th subdistricts, 6th District Missouri, writes from Ridgely, Missouri to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal, 6th District Missouri. Miles sends a list of soldiers recruited in Preston, Missouri between August and October 1863; the list includes nine recruits under the age of 20. Miles adds that he will begin enrolling slaves in his districts, but says he may not have time to complete the work in six days.
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Date
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March 13, 1864
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Examination of Emanuel Messick
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This is Emanuel Messick's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Messick, a 31-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 11 years and was enrolled by the military authorities as "disloyal" in 1862. He says that he was required to give bond without his consent: "I was asked if I sympathized with the South and I answered I did and I was put under bond for that." The oath is No. 201 in a bound volume.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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From H.C. Wood to A. Comingo
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This dispatch, dated November 10, 1863, is from U.S. Army Capt. H.C. Wood to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Writing from the Provost Marshal General's Bureau in Washington, D.C., Wood states that Comingo's account for postage expenses from the previous month cannot be paid until he submits duplicate sub-vouchers signed by the Postmaster.
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Date
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November 10, 1863
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Monument to the Eighth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
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Description
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This photograph depicts a monument to the Eighth Kansas Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. John A. Martin, of Willich's Brigade, Wood's Division, Granger's Corps. It consists of a bronze sculpture of a Union Soldier and a plaque that describes a November 25, 1863 battle between Col. Martin's regiment and Gen. Bragg's Army of Tennessee. The monument is located on Missionary Ridge at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The photograph was taken by Schmedling of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Image
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Unidentified Man
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Charcoal portrait of unidentified man with suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature.
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Image
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Date
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1893
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John Pope
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Photograph of General John Pope, circa 1855-1865.
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Image
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From Ben Loan to Hamilton R. Gamble
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On September 28, 1862, Brig. Gen. Ben Loan writes from Headquarters, Central Division of Missouri, in Jefferson City, Missouri to Missouri Gov. Hamilton R. Gamble. Loan reports that he sent Capt. Hout's company to Sedalia, Missouri and ordered Col. Spedden to take command at Warrensburg, Missouri. He tells Gamble that "the condition of our citizens on the western border is most deplorable," and that the Missouri militia has suffered "persecution and outrage at the hands of the guerrillas."
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Date
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September 28, 1862
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Thaddeus Stevens
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Portrait of Thaddeus Stevens, Representative from Pennsylvania and a leader of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party.
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Image
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Date
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n.d.
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Examination of Darwin J. Adkins
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This is Darwin J. Adkins's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Murray, a 45-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky and that he served in the militia during the Civil War. Upon hearing that Gen. Sterling Price had captured Gen. Mulligan and his army at Lexington, Missouri, Adkins "was badly scared over it." The oath, labeled No. 99 in a bound volume, was signed by Murray on October 6, 1866.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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October 6, 1866
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From Charles T. Gilman to Albert G. Boone
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In this letter, dated September 16 and 17, 1856, Charles T. Gilman informs Col. Albert G. Boone that 20 abolitionists recently launched an attack on the proslavery citizens living near Council Grove, Kansas. Gilman states that the attackers stole horses and mules, wounded a woman, and threatened to burn down houses and force the proslavery men out of Kansas. They also claimed that they would return in four days with 400 men; Gilman tells Boone that the people of Council Grove have been awaiting their arrival and have plenty of arms and ammunition to defend themselves.
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Object Type
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Letter
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Date
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September 16, 1856-September 17, 1856
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Examination of James Malony
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Description
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This is James Malony's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Malony, a native of Ireland, states that he has lived in Missouri for 15 years. When asked what side he supported during the war, Malony replies, "I was not on either side but my feelings were more for the Govt." The oath is No. 251 in a bound volume.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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From G.C. Bingham to Hamilton R. Gamble
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Description
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On June 8, 1863, G.C. Bingham writes from the Treasurer's Office in Jefferson City, Missouri to Missouri Gov. Hamilton R. Gamble. Bingham informs Gamble of his suspicion that Gen. Loan plans to cooperate with Kansas Jayhawkers "in subjecting Lafayette and Johnson Counties to the desolation which has depopulated Jackson and Cass." Bingham predicts that Loan is also plotting to overthrow the Missouri provisional government, and asks Gamble to appoint a "Loyal commander...before the meeting of the Convention."
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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June 8, 1863
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Certificate of Lost Clothing at Bolivar, Missouri
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In this military document, Captain James J. Akard certifies that thirty-three pairs of socks were destroyed in a tent fire on December 27, 1864 in Bolivar, Missouri.
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Date
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January 30, 1865
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Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, Officer of the Federal Army
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Black and white portrait of Major General John M. Schofield, officer during the Civil War. Schofield later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the United States Army.
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Image
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Samuel A. Croft
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This carte de visite depicts Samuel A. Croft, who served in the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The photograph was produced ca. 1861-1865.
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John R. Boyd Handbill
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This handbill, signed by John R. Boyd, urges the citizens of Buchanan County, Missouri to join arms and fight against the “usurping invader, Fremont.” Boyd instructs them to bring their shot guns and rifles to Rock House Prairie, where hundreds of men have set up camp and plan to fight until they achieve freedom, “or be buried beneath the dead bodies of men who would rather die than be slaves.”
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Leaflet
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Examination of John G. Wood
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This is John G. Wood's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Wood, a 31-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by serving in the army from 1861 to 1865. The oath, labeled No. 34 in a bound volume, was signed by Wood in 1866.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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John R. Howe against William Mitchell
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Dated November 7, 1859, this document states that its signers will pay a sum of $400 to John P. Bowman, Lafayette County sheriff, for a female slave aged about 42 years. The slave was “sold by said sheriff...in the Probate Court of Lafayette County” as part of a lawsuit brought by John R. Howe against William Mitchell.
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Object Type
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Legal Document
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Date
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November 7, 1859
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