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Title: Examination of R.C. Collins
Description: This is R.C. Collins's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Collins, a 21-year-old Missouri native, states that he manifested his loyalty during the war by "staying at home and attending to my business and…taking sides with the Gov't." The oath is No. 237 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of M.H. Bartlett
Description: This is M.H. Bartlett's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Bartlett, a 41-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, originally from New York, states that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War. The oath, No. 8 in a bound volume, was signed by Bartlett in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Robert T. Lincoln
Description: This document attests that Robert T. Lincoln, a 41-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, did not remain loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War. Lincoln admits that he served under Gen. Price during the Civil War and he refuses to take an Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Lincoln signed the document in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Timothy R. Dale
Description: This is Timothy R. Dale's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dale describes himself as a 62-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri who was born in Kentucky. He states that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War but "was too old to take up arms." The oath, labeled No. 112 in a bound volume, was signed by Dale in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of F.M. Corum
Description: This is F.M. Corum's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Corum, a 32-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he has resided in Missouri for four years and was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 139 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Michael Dixon
Description: This is Michael Dixon's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dixon, a 45-year-old native of Ireland, states that he has lived in Missouri for 16 years and "was one week in the service" during the war. He also says that he was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862, and was not required to give bond. The oath is No. 248 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of John Dulin
Description: This is John Dulin's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dulin, a 48-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he "was on the side of the federal Government" during the war. The oath is No. 155 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: From "C." to "Col."
Description: This letter, dated September 21, 1861, is from "C." in St. Joseph, Missouri to "Col." C. reports that the Federal troops surrendered at the Battle of Lexington on September 20. He writes that "our country has been rob[b]ed by both parties . . . nearly evry body that is worth any thing has been rob[b]ed more or less, no matter what their politics are." He adds that people are "bitter" about the Platte Purchase, and predicts that fighting will ensue.
Date: September 21, 1861

Title: Medical Record of Examination of Recruits
Description: This is a bound volume of records noting the medical examinations of men recruited to the Union Army in Kansas. The records, dating from November 5, 1864 to April 20, 1865, include the recruits' names, ages, country or state of birth, occupation, height, complexion, eye and hair color, chest measurements, race, and town or county of residence.
Date: November 5, 1864-April 20, 1865

Title: Examination of James Smithey
Description: This is James Smithey's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Smithey, a 50-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has resided in Missouri for 16 years and has always denounced the rebellion in conversation. The oath is No. 207 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: From S.H. Holmes to A. Comingo
Description: This letter, dated December 21, 1863, is from S.H. Holmes in Liberty, Missouri to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Holmes reports that he arrested a deserter and turned him over to Col. Moss. Holmes asks Comingo to give him the authority to make arrests, claiming that otherwise "it will be next to impossible for me to discharge my duties as an officer of my Government."
Date: December 21, 1863

Title: Examination of Archibald Kelly
Description: This is Archibald Kelly's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Kelly, a 33-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he was born in Scotland and that he served as a Union soldier during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 60 in a bound volume, was signed by Kelly in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Charles Barbee
Description: This is Charles Barbee's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Barbee, a 48-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 6 years, and was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 252 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Calvin Moore
Description: This is Calvin Moore's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Moore describes himself as a 21-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri who was born in Andrew County, Missouri. He states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by joining the military. The oath, labeled No. 59 in a bound volume, was signed by Moore in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Morris Maib
Description: This is Morris Maib's Oath of Loyalty to the United States, signed October 12, 1866. Maib, a 46-year-old Missouri native, states that he resides in Clay County, Missouri and tried to enroll as "loyal" with the military authorities in 1862, but was required to give bond. The oath is No. 149 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 12, 1866

Title: Examination of John A. Beauchamp
Description: This is John A. Beauchamp's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Beauchamp, a 41-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 18 years. He says that during "the Blue Mills fight I assisted the Federals to bury their dead and assisted the wounded." The oath is No. 208 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of James M. Watkins
Description: This is James M. Watkins's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Watkins describes himself as a 54-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 but "was too old to take up arms." The oath, labeled No. 122 in a bound volume, was signed by Watkins in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of C.W. Baker
Description: This is C.W. Baker's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Baker describes himself as a 65-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri. 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?" Baker replies, "I think so." The oath, labeled No. 35 in a bound volume, was signed by Baker in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of G. Francis
Description: This is G. Francis's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Francis, a 50-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States during the Civil War "by my conduct at home." The oath, labeled No. 78 in a bound volume, was signed by Francis in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of James W. Crow
Description: This is James W. Crow's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Crow, a 34-year-old native of Clinton County, Missouri, states that he was required to give bond during the war: "I was enrolled disloyal against my wishes I claimed to be loyal at the time." The oath is No. 236 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

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

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