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Unidentified Civil War Soldiers or Guerrillas
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Charcoal portrait of two men dressed in cloaks, uniforms, and hats with plumes and holding pistols. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. Each of these has his own portrait (taken from this one) in this same collection by the same artist (MVO-99F and MVO-100F).
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Image
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Date
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1893
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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 third quarter of 1864.
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Date
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December 14, 1864
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Receipt of Clothing for Military Duty, 1863
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This military document shows that "the Non-commissioned Officers, Musicians and Privates... acknowledge to have received of Capt DD Stockton the several articles of Clothing" that are listed along with the names and signatures of those enrolled in this company. The original first page of the document appears to be missing.
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Date
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1863
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Title
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Missouri State Militia Special Orders to Inspect Horses
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By order of Major E. B. Eno, H. L. Lattrell informs Captain W. C. Human, Captain James J. Akard, and Lt. W. S. Gibbs to inspect every horse in the Battalion to determine if they are fit for service.
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Date
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June 28, 1863
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Receipt of Clothing for Military Duty
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This military document shows that "the Non-commissioned Officers, Musicians and Privates... acknowledge to have received of JJ Akard Capt Co A 8 Cav MSM the several articles of clothing" that are listed along with the names and signatures of those enrolled in the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A".
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1863-1865
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Joseph Orville Shelby
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Charcoal portrait of General Joseph Orville Shelby in suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. General Shelby lived in Waverly, Missouri, at the beginning of the Civil War where he raised hemp. He organized a company of State Guards and fought at the Wilson's Creek, Lexington, and Pea Ridge battles. His unit became known as Shelby's Iron Brigade. In the summer of 1862, the Confederate government sent him to organize guerrilla groups in Missouri. After the war, he went to Mexico for a couple years before returning to Missouri. In 1893 until 1897, Shelby was the U.S. Marshal of the western district of Missouri. He died February 13, 1897, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. (O'Flaherty, Daniel. "General Jo Shelby, Undefeated Rebel." Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1954 [ MVSC 92 S544O ]).
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From G.H. Forkney to Col. Peery
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This letter, dated June 13, 1856, is from G.H. Forkney in Basin Knob, Missouri to Col. Peery. Forkney discusses business dealings, then goes on to describe the "deplorable state of affairs" in Kansas Territory: "murders are common & occasionally the women & children fall victim to the fury of the northern fanatics." He reports that President Franklin Pierce has put Kansas under martial law, and that Missourians are preparing for "a war of extermination."
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Object Type
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Letter
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Date
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June 13, 1856
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Missouri State Militia Battalion Orders No. 5
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Description
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Missouri State Militia Major Edward B. Eno dictates that all wives and families of enlisted men belonging to the 8th Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion must be sent home, claiming that it is "detrimental to the service."
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Date
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May 28, 1863
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Title
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Requisition for Ordnance and Ordnance Stores
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Description
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This military document is a requisition for ordnance and ordnance stores made in duplicate by James J. Akard, Captain of Company "A" 8th Cavalry Regiment, Missouri State Militia.
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1863-1865
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Invoice of Quartermaster Property
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This military document is an invoice of quartermaster's stores created in duplicate from Captain W. C. Human on January 11, 1863. These supplies, quires of paper, were given to Lieutenant James J. Akard for use by the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A".
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Date
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January 11, 1863
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William (Bill) Hulse
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Description
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Charcoal portrait drawing of a seated William Hulse (Bill) dressed in shirt with pullover decorated on edges typical of Quantrill's guerrillas, tie, and hat. A member of Quantrill's guerrillas, Hulse participated in the raid on Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1863, and the massacre at Centralia, Missouri, September 1864. On July 26, 1865, he surrendered at Samuel's Depot, Kentucky. Hulse died in 1890 and is buried in the Lee's Summit, Missouri, cemetery.
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Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 4
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By order of Missouri State Militia Major Edward B. Eno, Dubart E. Murphy instructs company commanders to secure horses at night in order to prevent their escape.
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Date
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September 25, 1862
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Unidentified Civil War Soldier or Guerrilla
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Description
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Charcoal portrait of unidentified person in cloak, shirt, and hat with plume andfive stars on the hatband. Drawing is signed by the artist with "93" immediately below the signature. Person in this drawing is taken from another drawing (MVO-101F).
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Image
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Date
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1893
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Peyton Long
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Charcoal portrait of Peyton Long in suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. Peyton Long enlisted May 1861 in Captain Tom McCarty's company of John T. Hughes regiment, of the Confederacy, but in January 1862, he joined Silas Gordon and in the summer of 1863, Quantrill. It's reported that Long killed more men during the Lawrence, Kansas, massacre on August 21, 1863, than any other raider. Long was killed in Meade County, Kentucky, during a skirmish around April 30, 1864. The "Liberty Tribune" (June 21, 1901) said he was killed in 1865.
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1893
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Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, March 31, 1863
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This military document is a quarterly return of ordnance and ordnance stores for Company "A" 8th Cavalary Regiment Missouri State Militia under the command of Captain David D. Stockton. This document covers the first quarter of 1863.
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Date
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March 31, 1863
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General Orders, No. 2
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Description
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Col. J.J. Gravely and Lieut. H. Mitchel of the Missouri State Militia issued General Order No. 2 on August 26, 1864. They instruct officers of companies stationed in Springfield, Missouri to prohibit their soldiers from leaving camp without permission. As punishment, "any soldier found absent from his command . . . will be arrested and confined."
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Date
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August 26, 1864
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Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, 1863
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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 third quarter of 1863.
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May 26, 1865
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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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