Company A, C.M.T.C. at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Creator: Arganbright
Date: 1934
This is a panoramic photograph showing soldiers in Company A, C.M.T.C. at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Richard Mattox, Merrion R. Mattox and Arthur Edward Mattox
Date: Between 1917 and 1918
This is a postcard showing (left to right) Richard (Dick) Mattox, Merrion R. (Jake) Mattox, and Arthur Edward Mattox. The photograph was possibly taken near Turney, Missouri.

Band at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Date: Between January 1932 and December 1933
This is a panoramic photograph showing a military band at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Parade grounds at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Date: Between January 1932 and December 1933
This is a panoramic photograph showing the parade grounds at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Monitor and Merrimack battleships
Date: 1862
A carte de visite showing the battle between the Monitor and Merrimack battleships. The carte-de-visite was originally in an album belonging to Lt. Charles H. Slawson, who served in Company I of the 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry.

William C. Menninger, M.D., in Army uniform
Date: Between 1940 and 1949
William Menninger, M.D, photographed during his Army career in World War II. William and his father, Dr. C.F. Menninger and his brother Karl, established the Menninger Clinic, in Topeka, Kansas. William was instrumental in establishing the Menninger School of Psychiatry in Topeka to care for the veterans of WWII. He is known as one of the key influences in the development of a psychiatric guide which later became known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Army troops marching at Fort Larned, Kansas
Creator: Kansas Centennial Commission
Date: June 18, 1961
A photograph showing troops marching at a Kansas centennial event at Fort Larned, Kansas.

Josephine Blakely Martin material
Date: Between 1858 and 1881
Material relating to Josephine Blakely Martin and William S. Blakely. Included in this folder are journals, letters, appointments, and a diploma. Several pages of the journal have been skipped or cut out. Some of the letters discuss the Civil War, one noting a fight between troops of the Second Kansas Calvary and William Quantrill's men at David Tate's farm on March 22, 1862.

Permits issued from Colonel R.N. Hershfield
Date: October 1864
Four permits listed for people to do business, including making beer for the use of the army, operating a ferry, employing named individuals, and continuing a functional military establishment.

G.W. Veale to General George W. Dietzler
Creator: Veale, George Washington, 1833-1916
Date: October 30, 1864
A letter from G.W. Veale to General George W. Dietzler, Commander of the Kansas State Militia. Veale, who was colonel of the Second Kansas Militia, recounts his role and his regiments, in the Battle of the Blue.

Ninth Cavalry baseball team, Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas
Date: 1935
This is a photograph of Fort Riley's all-black Ninth Cavalry baseball team. The team's uniform features a large "9" on the left side of the jersey, with the abbreviation "CAV" nestled in the lower part of the number. Fifteen players are pictured in full uniform; another individual is dressed in casual athletic wear. The group also includes an individual in military attire.

Samuel Worthington correspondence
Creator: Worthington, Samuel
Date: 1862-1869
Samuel Worthington was a private in Company A, 11th Cavalry Regiment in the Kansas Volunteers. Many of these letters involve his time serving in the Civil War, noting the Battle of Pea Ridge, the Battle of Prairie Grove, and the Battle of Mine Creek in which he discusses the capture of General John S. Marmaduke.

Abishai Stowell to Margaret Stowell Torrence
Creator: Stowell, Abishai
Date: February 1, 1862 - April 22, 1865
Eighteen letters written by Abishai Stowell to his sister Margaret Stowell Torrence, Gambles, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania. The letters were written while he served in the Civil War. Stowell was a private in the Second Kansas Infantry, Company E, he enlisted May 14, 1861 and was mustered out October 31, 1861; re-enlisted in the Second Kansas Cavalry, Company A, November 6, 1861 and was promoted to corporal April 15, 1862; re-enlisted in the Second Kansas Cavalry, Co. A, January 5, 1864 and promoted to sergeant March 25, 1864; and re-enlisted in the Second Kansas Cavalry veterans of Co. A and was assigned to Co. B, January 5, 1864 and mustered out June 22, 1865 at Ft. Gibson.

Northern division and independent companies, Kansas Territory militia
Date: 1855-1856
Correspondence relating to the militia, Northern division and Independent companies of the Kansas Territory. Some of the companies mentioned are the Kickapoo Rangers, Doniphan Tigers, Palmetto Rifles, Round Prairie Guards, and the Hampden Militia Company.

Samuel Ayers to Lyman Langdon
Date: January 7, 1859-July 6, 1864
Samuel Ayers was born in Massachusetts and lived in Defiance, Ohio, before coming to Kansas Territory, probably in 1859. These letters are written to Lyman Langdon, a friend from Defiance. Unless the letters were written while Ayers was with Civil War troops, the location in the letter heading is either Centreville or Moneka, Linn County. Ayers served as a chaplain for the Seventh Kansas Cavalry, which was led by Colonel Charles R. Jennison and later D. R. Anthony. He was mustered in October 14, 1861. The letters are very descriptive of both events and the areas through which Ayers traveled. A letter written January 7, 1859 contains a copy of a item published in the Lawrence Republican that is titled "Who is Responsible?" concerning hostile events in Linn and Bourbon counties. Mr. Ayers indicates to Langdon that he agrees with most of the content. The letter for April 8, 1861, expresses gratitude for the relief assistance the settlers have received from Ohio and that it had been critical to their survival. Ayers, writing Nov. 15, 1861, describes some troop movements and indicates that he is convinced that the "secessionists" must be treated harshly if they are to be defeated. The letter dated December 29, 1861, describes the capture and killing of a Confederate officer home on leave; the destruction caused by the 7th Kansas Cavalry near West Point, MO; various other activities; and his thoughts about the war. A letter written from Lawrence on April 5, 1962, tells of the various units stationed in the area. His letter for May 6, 1862 was written from Fort Riley, where the unit was ordered to provide escort along the route to New Mexico. However, the order was countermanded and the unit was sent east, eventually spending time in Corinth, Tennessee. Ayers provides descriptions of all of the communities from Lawrence to Fort Riley. Three letters written during June, 1862, provide details about the fortifications around Corinth, an important railroad junction and about how the secessionist supporters interacted with the Union troops and the activities of units in that region. Ayers' letter dated January 1, 1863, references the Emancipation Proclamation. Other letters from 1863 describe activities of bushwhackers and Quantrill's raid on Lawrence in the August 24, 1863 epistle. The last letter is dated July 6, 1864, from "camp near Lawrence." Samuel Ayers wrote that he was serving under a contract as a surgeon. Mr. Ayers had two sons, Samuel N. and John, who served in Company H of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry.

Fred L. Haywood to his sister, Loesa
Creator: Haywood, Fred L.
Date: April 06, 1863
A typed copy of a Civil War letter from Fred L. Haywood to his sister, Loesa. Fred, a member of the 1st Minnesota Battery, writes about his experience at the Battle of Shiloh, daily camp life, and his feelings on the Emancipation Proclamation, He also wrote about finding out after the recent death of a soldier from the 1st Kansas regiment that the soldier was actually a woman who had been posing as a soldier for nearly two years.

B.F. Dawson to Colonel of the Second Kansas militia
Creator: Dawson, B.F.
Date: Between 1865 and 1866
A letter from B.F. Dawson to the Colonel of the Second Kansas Militia, in Topeka, Kansas. The letter contains Dawson's recollections of the Battle of the Blue, which happened on October 22, 1864 in Jackson County, Missouri.

Lieutenant Colonel John Conover and Private John A. O'Meara
Date: Between 1862 and 1865
A carte-de-visite showing Lt. Colonel John Conover, staff officer, and possibly Private John A. O'Meara, on horseback near a river. The carte-de-visite was originally in an album belonging to Lt. Charles H. Slawson, who served in Company I of the 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry.

James L. McDowell correspondence
Date: 1860-1892
Letters to James L. McDowell. Correspondents include Thomas Carney, Senator Preston Plumb, General Thomas Ewing, members and staff of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, individuals working for the Kansas State Fair Association, staff of the Department of the Interior - General Land Office, and others. The letters from Thomas Carney focus on topics such as the Fugitive Slave Law, the Kansas militia, and Missouri border trouble. McDowell held a number of public positions in his lifetime, from notary public to city mayor to U.S. Marshal and major-general of the Kansas militia (including organizing to defend the state during Price's Raid in 1864) to postmaster for Leavenworth. He was also actively interested in agriculture, helping to organize the first and later state fairs for Kansas.

Battle of Little Big Horn
Creator: Coffeen & Schnitger Trading Company
Date: 1875
These five postcards show scenes from the Battle of Little Big Horn after the June 25, 1875 incident between the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment and a coalition of Plains Indians.

William Henry Murphy, World War I soldier
Date: 1918-1919
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on William Henry Murphy, Company B, 137th Infantry, 35th Division. William was killed in action near Baulne, France, late September 1918.

George C. Porter, World War I soldier
Creator: Porter, George F.
Date: 1918-1919
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on George F. Porter, 314th Sanitary Train, Ambulance Company 353, 89th Division.

Clennie Bryan Price, World War I soldier
Creator: Price, Clennie Bryan
Date: 1918
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Clennie Bryan Price, 36th Company, 164th Depot Brigade, 89th Division. Clennie died of pneumonia on October 31, 1918.

Ralph Prewett, World War I soldier
Date: 1918-1919
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Ralph Prewett, 314th Mobile Section, 89th Division. Ralph died from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident.

Paul Preddy, World War I soldier
Creator: Preddy, Paul
Date: 1918
Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains information on Paul Preddy, 137th Infantry, 35th Division.