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Title: Examination of Moses Dickson
Description: This is Moses Dickson's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dickson, a native of Kentucky, states that he has lived in Missouri for 14 years and served in the military during the war. The oath is No. 194 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Circular No. 22
Description: This document, entitled Circular No. 22, is dated April 21, 1865 and is signed by Col. E.B. Alexander in St. Louis. The Circular instructs Provost Marshals to "thoroughly complete" their enrollment and muster records by the end of April; to discharge all Deputy Provost Marshals, special officers, and clerks; and to turn over all clothing, camp, and garrison equipage to the nearest post quartermaster.
Date: April 21, 1865

Title: Examination of Alfred L. Braly
Description: This is Alfred L. Braly's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Braly, a 40-year-old Missouri native, states that he went into the militia during the war, "but got exempt and went home." The oath is No. 231 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: From S.S. Abney to William Van Lear
Description: S.S. Abney writes from Morgan County, Missouri to William Van Lear on December 5, 1860. He tells Van Lear that troops are pursuing James Montgomery, who has taken possession of Fort Scott after robbing and murdering Kansas residents. Abney expresses hope for the future of Kansas, but predicts that "we are on the verge of perilous times."
Date: December 5, 1860

Title: B. Parkhurst
Description: This carte de visite depicts B. Parkhurst, who served in the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. The photograph was produced ca. 1861-1865.
Object Type: Image

Title: Gaius Jenkins
Description: Ambrotype of Gaius Jenkins, active member of the Free-State cause and Lawrence resident who was killed by James Lane over a land dispute.
Object Type: Image

Title: Examination of Edmon Kidd
Description: This is Edmon Kidd's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Kidd, a 24-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 18 years and took up arms "for the Gov't" during the war. The oath is No. 235 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Run on the Seamen's Savings' Bank During the Panic
Description: Wood engraving of the Panic of 1857 appearing in the October 31, 1857, issue of Harper's Weekly.
Object Type: Image
Date: October 31, 1857

Title: Plat of Osceola, Roscoe, Gerster, and Tiffin, St. Clair County, MO
Description: A plat of the St. Clair County towns of Osceola, Roscoe, Gerster, and Tiffin. This page is included in an 1903 plat book of St. Clair County, Missouri.
Date: 1903

Title: Jesse James
Description: Black and white portrait of Bushwhacker, outlaw, and bank robber Jesse James, circa 1864.
Object Type: Image

Title: Examination of Andrew Robertson
Description: This is Andrew Robertson's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Robertson, a 70-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in North Carolina and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "obeying all the laws and furnishing whatever was required of me." The oath, labeled No. 66 in a bound volume, was signed by Robertson on September 29, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: September 29, 1866

Title: John Ritchie
Description: Carte de visite portrait of John Ritchie, an abolitionist who worked on the Underground Railroad and served as a delegate to the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention.
Object Type: Image
Date: n.d.

Title: Certificates of Kansas Soldiers
Description: These papers list the names of soldiers who served in the Wakarusa War for the Kansas Rifles No. 1, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade of Kansas Volunteers. The papers were signed in Lawrence on December 12, 1855 by Capt. William I.R. Blackman, Col. Lyman Allen, Gen. James Henry Lane, and Maj. Gen. Charles Robinson.
Date: December 12, 1855

Title: From Benjamin Reeves to J.F. Benjamin
Description: This letter, dated August 31, 1863, is from Benjamin Reeves to Col. J.F. Benjamin, Provost Marshal of the 8th district of Missouri. Reeves, the Enrolling Officer of Howard County, Missouri, reports that he has had difficulty finding citizens willing to enlist in the military. He also reports that there has been much "excitement" in the area, as Bushwhackers have been "committing outrages every day and night."
Date: August 31, 1863

Title: From Henry E. Maynadier to E.B. Alexander
Description: This dispatch is from Capt. Henry E. Maynadier to Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri. Maynadier writes from the Provost Marshal General's Office at the War Department in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 1863. He asks Alexander to forward a message from the Provost Marshal General to Capt. A. Comingo in reference to Circular 101.
Date: December 5, 1863

Title: From R.G. Elliott to Dear Sister
Description: This letter, dated August 3, 1863, is from R.G. Elliott in Lawrence, Kansas to his sister. He responds to her complaints about Copperheads: "If you could only send them out here we would make them keep quiet." He writes about a political meeting in Leavenworth that ended in threats of violence. He adds that there has been an increase in guerrilla activity near the Kansas-Missouri border, and that the people of Kansas are preparing to defend themselves against attack.
Date: August 3, 1863

Title: From Henry Bugler to A. Comingo
Description: On December 1, 1863, Henry Bugler writes from Independence, Missouri to A. Comingo in Lexington, Missouri. Bugler states that although he received Comingo's letter dated September 18, 1863, he did not receive the warrants that should have been enclosed, and he suggests they may have been destroyed. Bugler says he can still get the money if the warrants can be reproduced, and asks Comingo to prepare an affidavit attesting to their loss.
Date: December 1, 1863

Title: Planters Hotel, Leavenworth, Kansas
Description: The Planters Hotel in Leavenworth, Kansas, where Abraham Lincoln gave a speech denouncing slavery and popular sovereignty on December 5, 1859.
Object Type: Image

Title: From E.S. Lowman to Charles Robinson
Description: This letter was written by E.S. Lowman in Paola, Kansas, to Kansas Gov. Charles Robinson on August 13, 1861. Lowman writes that the citizens of Olathe, Kansas were recently in a state of “confusion and alarm,” fearing invasion by guerrillas. After the local sheriff arrested several suspected guerrillas from a “secret organization,” the situation settled down. Lowman believes that Aubrey, Kansas is at risk of attack by “’Jayhawkers’ from both sides of the line,” and states that he delivered additional arms to troops stationed there. He also describes recent efforts by law enforcement to recover property stolen by Jayhawkers.
Date: August 13, 1861

Title: From M.E. Bedford to A.M. Bedford
Description: This letter, dated June 12, 1864, is from Mary E. Bedford in Savannah, Missouri to her husband, Lieut. Alex M. Bedford. Mary shares news of a mutual acquaintance, and of their home and farm. She reports that a Mr. Leneer was executed in Savannah after serving two years in prison for burning the railroad. She tells her husband that she has sent him clothing, and complains that he has been away from home for nearly three years.
Object Type: Letter
Date: June 12, 1864

Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865

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