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Title: Examination of Patrick Barry
Description: This is Patrick Barry's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Barry, a 55-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he was born in Ireland and that he sympathized with the United States Government during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 76 in a bound volume, was signed by Barry in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Nathaniel Grant
Description: This is Nathaniel Grant's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Grant, a 48-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, says that he felt "a little sorry" when Gen. Sterling Price captured Gen. Mulligan's army at Lexington, Missouri, and that he felt "rather down in the mouth" when the Federal army was defeated at Bull Run in 1861. The oath, labeled No. 52 in a bound volume, was signed by Nathaniel Grant in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Martin Fisher
Description: This is Martin Fisher's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Fisher, a 71-year-old Virginia native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 50 years and was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 185 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Robert G. Robertson
Description: This is Robert G. Robertson's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Robertson, a 24-year-old Missouri native, states that he was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 217 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of B.A. Bailey
Description: This is B.A. Bailey's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Bailey describes himself as a 22-year-old lifelong resident of Liberty, Missouri. He states that he joined the army to fight for the Union during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 28 in a bound volume, was signed by Bailey on September 29, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: September 29, 1866

Title: Examination of John A.S. Majors
Description: This is John A.S. Majors's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Majors, a 46-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky. In response to the question, "Have you during the late rebellion been truly and loyally on the side of the Government of the United States and against all its enemies?" Majors replies, "I guess so." The oath, labeled No. 45 in a bound volume, was signed by Majors on September 29, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: September 29, 1866

Title: Examination of John A. Mitchell
Description: This is John A. Mitchell's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Mitchell, a 21-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that during the Civil War, he "went into the Federal army and fought for the Govt." The oath, labeled No. 55 in a bound volume, was signed by Mitchell on September 29, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: September 29, 1866

Title: Examination of S.W. Long
Description: This is S.W. Long's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Long, a 36-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "discountenancing attacks of Rebellion." The oath, labeled No. 90 in a bound volume, was signed by Long on October 6, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 6, 1866

Title: Examination of John Baxter
Description: This is John Baxter's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Baxter, a 64-year-old Tennessee native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 49 years and manifested his loyalty during the war by "staying home and attending to my business and sometimes feeding Federal troops." The oath is No. 223 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of John Lee Howard
Description: This is John Lee Howard's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Howard, who was born in Kentucky, describes himself as a 63-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri. He states that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War and "I abide by the laws and constitution of my country." The oath, No. 27 in a bound volume, was signed by Howard in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of David S. Miller
Description: This is David S. Miller's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Miller, a native of Virginia, states that he has lived in Missouri since 1850, and was likely enrolled by the military authorities as "disloyal" in 1862. He says he went to Texas for six months during the war "to dispose of some property." Miller was required to give bond by the military authorities, but it was "shortly afterwards remitted, as I went into the Service voluntarily and remained till the end of the war." The oath is No. 198 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of James H. Ford
Description: This document attests that James H. Ford, a 50-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, did not remain loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War. Ford, who was born in Kentucky, admits that he was "in the Rebel service" and he refuses to take an Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Ford signed the document in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Richard T. Jones
Description: This is Richard T. Jones's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Jones describes himself as a 48-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri who was born in Kentucky. He states that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War and that he "had no sympathy with the Rebellion." The oath, labeled No. 92 in a bound volume, was signed by Jones on October 6, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 6, 1866

Title: Examination of Ellison Higbee
Description: This is Ellison Higbee's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Higbee, a 44-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 14 years and served in the militia during the war. The oath is No. 178 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Samuel Robinson
Description: This is Samuel Robinson's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Robinson, a 57-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, originally from Kentucky, states that during the Civil War, he obeyed all laws, supported the Federal Government, and considered its enemies to be "those that opposed it." The oath, No. 3 in a bound volume, was signed by Robinson in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

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: 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: 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: 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: Examination of Willis S. Hymer
Description: This is Willis S. Hymer's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Hymer, a 45-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "sympathizing with the govt. and serving in the militia." The oath, labeled No. 68 in a bound volume, was signed by Hymer in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

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

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