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Title: From Unknown to Abraham Lincoln
Description: This letter, dated May 19, 1862, is presumably from Missouri Gov. Hamilton R. Gamble in St. Louis to President Lincoln. Gamble asks for Lincoln's help in restoring peace to Missouri's border counties by ordering that no troops raised in Kansas may enter Missouri unless by request. Gamble adds that in the interest of impartiality, "I am perfectly willing that Missouri troops shall be prohibited from entering Kansas without like request."
Object Type: Letter
Date: May 19, 1862

Title: From P.A. Thompson to William Fowler
Description: On November 27, 1864, P.A. Thompson writes from Rock Port, Missouri to Capt. William Fowler. Thompson states that two boys under the age of 19 have been drafted from Atchison County, Missouri, and asks whether affidavits from their parents attesting to their ages will exempt them from military duty.
Date: November 27, 1864

Title: Examination of James M. Bowing
Description: This is James M. Bowing's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Bowing, a 23-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he served in the militia during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 127 in a bound volume, was signed by Bowing in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Fredrick Gwinner
Description: This is Fredrick Gwinner's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Gwinner, 49, states that he has resided in Liberty, Missouri for 25 years. As evidence of his loyalty to the U.S. government, Gwinner reports that he "fed soldiers during the war." The oath is No. 136 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Odon Guitar
Description: This sepia photograph, ca. 1860s, depicts Union Col. Odon Guitar of the 9th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, in military uniform.
Object Type: Image

Title: St. Louis Riot
Description: An illustration by M. Hastings published in Harper's Weekly June 1, 1861 depicting the "Camp Jackson Affair" of May 10, 1861, which resulted in the death of 28 civilians.
Object Type: Image
Date: June 1, 1861

Title: From William McNeill Clough to A. Comingo
Description: This letter, dated November 24, 1863, is from William McNeill Clough, Attorney and Notary Public in Leavenworth, Kansas, to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Clough responds to Comingo's request for information about a Kansas resident named Daniel Woodson. He states that Woodson has not been in Kansas for a long time and is probably "within the Confederate lines in Virginia." He adds that he is enclosing a copy of the Kansas statutes regarding disloyal citizens.
Date: November 24, 1863

Title: Letters Sent and Endorsements (Commissioner of Musters)
Description: This notebook contains copies of letters sent by Col. B.L.E. Bonneville, Commissioner of Musters, Department of the Missouri, between August 20, 1864 and July 1865. Correspondents include Capt. Ben Sharp, Assistant Commissioner of Musters in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Capt. John G. Quinn, Assistant Commissioner of Musters in Springfield, Missouri. Topics addressed in the correspondence include enrollment of recruits and muster rolls.
Date: August 20, 1864-July 1865

Title: Military Log Book for 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment Company "A"
Description: This book documents the monthly records of the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment Company "A" from June 1864 to September 1864. These records include clothing and equipment inventories, receipt rolls, and list of arms.
Date: June 1864 - September 1864

Title: Examination of James M. Keller
Description: This is James M. Keller's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Keller describes himself as a 59-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, who was born in Kentucky. He states that he was loyal and obedient to the United States Government during the Civil War and that he "took up arms by going into the Militia." The oath, labeled No. 111 in a bound volume, was signed by Keller on October 6, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 6, 1866

Title: List of Colored Recruits Enlisted, 6th District Missouri
Description: This military roll, ca. 1863-1864, lists the names of "colored recruits" enlisted in the 6th congressional district of Missouri. The soldiers were recruited from Ray, Andrew, Clinton, Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline Counties. The document includes the names of the soldiers' owners and the months of their enlistment.

Title: Galvanized Yankee
Description: This portrait of an unknown "Galvanized Yankee" is affixed to a postcard with a three cent stamp attached on its back with a destination address in Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois. A "Galvanized Yankee" was a captured Confederate soldier that swore allegiance to the United States and joined the Union Army.
Object Type: Image
Date: 1860 - 1865

Title: From A.F. Cox to A. Comingo
Description: This letter, dated November 30, 1863, is from A.F. Cox, Deputy Provost Marshal of Platte County, Missouri, to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Cox informs Comingo that there are inaccuracies in recent payrolls for two of his Enrolling Officers, Miles and Carson. He also states that he will print the names of all the soldiers who enlisted in Platte County, in obedience to orders from Washington.
Date: November 30, 1863

Title: Missouri State Militia General Order No. 1
Description: This general order, as dictated by Captain David D. Stockton, outlines general regulations for service in the Missouri State Militia, most which are in regard to punctuality of those enrolled.
Date: March 25, 1862

Title: From Henry Grimshaw to J.F. Benjamin
Description: This letter, dated September 26, 1863, is from Henry Grimshaw, Captain and Deputy Provost Marshal of Schuyler County, Missouri, to Col. J.F. Benjamin, Provost Marshal of the 8th district of Missouri. Grimshaw reports that a group of soldiers from the Enrolled Missouri Militia attacked several citizens at their homes in Schuyler County. Grimshaw adds that his life was threatened after reporting the incident, and he appeals to Benjamin for assistance.
Date: September 26, 1863

Title: From T.J. Matlock to J.F. Benjamin
Description: This dispatch, dated August 3, 1863, is from T.J. Matlock, Deputy Provost Marshal in St. Louis County, Missouri to Col. J.F. Benjamin, Provost Marshal of the 8th district of Missouri. Matlock writes that he recently arrested a man who was in the "Rebel service" during the Battle of Kirksville, but claimed to have subsequently taken an oath of allegiance to the United States. Matlock states that there is no evidence of the oath, and asks Benjamin whether the man should be released from arrest, adding, "I apprehend many such cases and desire instructions on how to proceed."
Date: August 3, 1863

Title: Missouri State Militia General Orders Reinforcing General Responsibilities
Description: This General Order to the Missouri State Militia reminds enlisted men of their basic responsibilities while on duty. These include keeping horses and mules from escaping, staying at an assigned post until relieved, and keeping equipment and camp in good order.
Date: January 12, 1862

Title: From James B. Fry to E.B. Alexander
Description: This letter, dated November 7, 1863, is from James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General, to Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri. Writing from the War Department in Washington, D.C., Fry tells Alexander the number of volunteers that must be recruited from each Missouri district. To comply with President Lincoln's October 17 proclamation ordering the United States to recruit 300,000 volunteers, the state of Missouri must recruit 13,516 volunteers.
Date: November 7, 1863

Title: From E.B. Alexander to A. Comingo
Description: This dispatch, dated November 26, 1863, is from Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri, to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Alexander informs Comingo that he may not enlist any substitutes until after the draft is complete, per General Order No. 191.
Date: November 26, 1863

Title: Quarterly Returns of Deceased Soldiers, 1863
Description: 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 third and fourth quarters of 1863.
Date: 1863

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

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