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American Legion members, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
The Rossville American Legion Jimmie Lillard Unit 31 color guard and firing squad give their respects to fallen veterans on Memorial Day of May 1961. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.
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Velda O'Donnell and Bud Lillard, Rossville, Kansas
Date: 1961
A photograph of Velda O'Donnell and Henry Lillard taken in March 1961. Rossville's American Legion Auxiliary Unit was organized October 14, 1958, as the Jimmie Lillard Unit 31. Velda O'Donnell was elected vice president on October 22, 1958. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.
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Triangular bayonet and scabbard
Creator: Collins & Company
Date: between 1855 and 1865
This steel bayonet for a U.S. rifle-musket model 1855-1870 with 25/32" socket bore and L-pattern mortise was manufactured by Collins & Company of Collinsville, Connecticut. The donor's father, Elisha William Viers, who was mustered in as a Corporal with the 38th Ohio Infantry, may have used it during the Civil War. The 38th's record includes service in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and finally Sherman's March to the Sea. Viers moved his family to Jewell County, Kansas, ca. 1890.
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Samuel Reader's cane
Date: 1903
Simple hand-carved maple walking stick with brass ferrule at tip. Carved lettering: S. J. READER. / MAY 29 / 1903. / NORTH TOPEKA KANS. / FLOOD AND FIELD / BIG BLUE. / OCT. 22d 1864. / GAR. This cane was carved and used by Samuel James Reader, who settled near Topeka in Kansas Territory in 1855. Staunchly antislavery, Reader mustered into the 2nd Kansas Infantry as Quartermaster during the Civil War. His only wartime experience came on Oct. 22, 1864, at the Battle of the Big Blue, where Union forces were routed and all survivors taken prisoner. Reader escaped by tricking his captors into believing he was a Confederate soldier. After the war, Reader married and lived with his family near Topeka. This cane was likely used at the end of Reader's life when he suffered from arthritis. The "GAR" carved on the head refers to the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union veterans' organization. The date May 29, 1903, refers to the flooding of Soldier Creek during the massive 1903 floods. Reader was an avid diarist, and in volume 15 of his diaries describes his inability to escape the rising water due to rheumatism.
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Triangular bayonet
Date: between 1855 and 1863
This steel bayonet for a U.S. Rifle-Musket, model 1855-1870 was found at Gettysburg during the Civil War by Theodore F. Garver, a soldier with the 26th Pennsylvania Militia, Company A. This regiment met an advance body of Confederate skirmishers near Gettysburg a few days before the famous battle, and was forced to retreat towards Harrisburg. Part of the regiment, including young Garver, was captured by the enemy and held prisoner until shortly after the battle, when they escaped and rejoined their command. Following the war, Garver moved to Topeka where he served as a judge and member of the local Board of Education.
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Nightstick
Date: 1889
Short wooden nightstick turned of a single piece of wood removed from the floor of Libby Prison. Libby was a notorious jail for Union officers operated by the Confederacy at Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. The building was dismantled in 1889 and moved to Chicago, Illinois, where it was reassembled as a museum. The person in charge of the disassembly was John W. Woodward, whom the donor, W.W. Phillips, convinced to turn over a section of the prison floor. Phillips then took the wood to a factory and watched while it was turned into three canes and three nightsticks. Phillips was an early Kansas settler and a Civil War veteran, having served in the Second Kansas Militia which was active in the Battle of the Blue in 1864.
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Triangular bayonet
Date: between 1855 and 1870
Steel bayonet for U.S. rifle-musket model 1855-1870. This steel bayonet was transferred to the Kansas Historical Society from the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) headquarters, located in Memorial Hall in downtown Topeka, Kansas, from 1914 until the early 1960s. The GAR eventually passed out of existence along with the last Union army veteran, and the objects from its museum were absorbed into the collections of the Kansas Historical Society.
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Sewing kit
Date: between 1861 and 1865
Civil War sewing kit, also known as a housewife. Rectangular case of soft, dark brown leather with pointed front flap. Folded case opens to reveal machine-quilted dark blue silk interior over cotton lining. Case's interior compartments include wool flaps for needle storage, leather straps to hold scissors, large pocket with button flap, and second large pocket with two button flaps. This sewing kit was carried during the Civil War by Capt. William H. Ward of the 47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B. Ward was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May 1863. He moved his family to Kansas after the war.
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Wallet
Creator: J. O. Jennings
Date: between 1861 and 1865
Small leather wallet with wrap-around suede strap. Dark brown rectangular bi-fold wallet opens to reveal cloth-lined flap on right, accordion-fold compartment on left. Made by J.O. Jennings of San Francisco. This wallet was carried during the Civil War by Charles R. Green of Lyndon, Kansas, while a soldier with the 101st Ohio Infantry. Green enlisted with the 101st Ohio in 1862. The regiment's major engagements included Stone River, Chickamauga (where Green was wounded several times), and Sherman's March to the Sea. Green mustered out in 1865, came to Kansas, married, and worked as a schoolteacher and farmer.
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Triangular bayonet and scabbard
Date: between 1855 and 1865
Alfred Larzelere used this steel bayonet for a U.S. rifle-musket model 1855-1870 during the Civil War. The bayonet has a 25/32" bore socket and L pattern mortise. Larzelere's military service commenced with the 10th Kansas Infantry where he served as Regimental Quartermaster. In 1862 he transferred to the 3rd Indian Home Guards, where he was 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster. Three American Indian regiments were actively engaged in federal service during the war, fighting mostly in Indian Territory and Arkansas; they were almost entirely recruited in Kansas from the refugee Seminole and Creek tribes. White men served as the officers for these regiments.
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Sewing kit
Date: between 1861 and 1865
Hand-sewn Civil War sewing kit, also known as a housewife. Rectangular folded case of black-coated fabric resembling leather. Triangular front flap with two string ties. Interior compartments include needle storage flaps, raw wool pincushion, and compartments for thimbles and scissors. Interior is embroidered with owner's initials. Carried throughout the Civil War by Pierce R. Hobble of the 13th Ohio Infantry, Company D. The 13th's service record includes the battles of Shiloh and Chickamauga. Hobble came to Kansas with his family in the late 1870s, settling at Dodge City where he operated a grocery store and bakery, worked as a beekeeper, and served as Justice of the Peace.
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The Allied Veteran-Farmer-Labor Council
Creator: Allied Veteran Farmer Labor Council
Date: Between 1910 and 1940
The Constitution and By-Laws of the Allied Veteran Farmer Labor Council of Topeka, Kansas. A portion of their pledge was to create a national organization that would establish closer relations between Veteran, Farmer and Labor organizations.
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Souvenir to the dedication of the Grand Army Memorial Hall, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Kansas
Date: 1914
This small booklet was presented to the ex-Union soldiers and sailors of the Civil War who attended the dedication of the Grand Army Memorial Hall, May 27, 1914, in Topeka, Kansas. The booklet contains photos and information on Union officers, the Grand Army of the Republic, and Union cemeteries and memorials in the United States.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Creator: Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Date: 1894
Fraternal ribbon composed of smaller red-white-blue ribbon and larger gold ribbon. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. This ribbon was given to all attendees of the national encampment at Davenport, Iowa, in 1894. The red-white-blue portion of the ribbon features the Sons of Veterans emblem containing the group's motto, Filii Veteranorium- Gratia Dei Servatus, which is Latin for "Sons of Veterans- Preserved by the Grace of God." The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Creator: Journal Company
Date: 1895
Fraternal ribbon of silver plated pin, ivory celluloid card, and red silk. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. This ribbon was given to all attendees of the Kansas Department's annual encampment at Lawrence, Kansas, in 1895. The celluloid card attached displays "Old Fraser Hall" on the University of Kansas campus. This establishment was named for John Fraser, who served as chancellor of the University from 1867-74, and was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Date: 1883
Fraternal ribbon of ivory silk with blue text. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. This ribbon was given to all attendees of the National Encampment at Dayton, Ohio in 1883. The top of the ribbon features the Sons of Veterans emblem. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Creator: C.S. Cole & Co.
Date: 1897
Fraternal ribbon composed of brass pin, gray silk, and celluloid medallion. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. This ribbon was given to all attendees of the Kansas Department's annual encampment at Chanute in 1897. The man pictured on the medallion is Clay D. Herod, past division commander. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Date: 1894
Fraternal ribbon of red silk with gold stamped text. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. This ribbon was given to all attendees of the 13th Annual National Encampment at Davenport, Iowa in 1894. It apparently was worn by a member of the Massachusetts delegation, and features an illustration of what appears to be a bean pot?a tribute to Massachusetts's famous history with baked beans. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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Sixth Kansas Cavalry fraternal ribbon
Date: between 1860 and 1890
Fraternal ribbon composed of yellow silk with an off-white silk top layer. The donor (John Arrell Johnson) had served as the first lieutenant, captain, and major of Company A of the Sixth Kansas Cavalry during the Civil War. The Sixth was organized in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1861 and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Its soldiers formed their own veterans organization after the war. The donor probably received this ribbon at a recognition ceremony for members of this company.
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Seventh Army Corps veterans organization fraternal ribbon
Date: 1892
Fraternal ribbon consisting of metal badge-bar over red, white, and blue silk ribbon layers trimmed in metallic fringe. The crescent moon and star symbol in the center of the ribbon is the emblem for the U.S 7th Army Corps, a department of the Union army during the Civil War. The donor (John Arrell Johnson) served as an officer in the Sixth Kansas Cavalry during the war. The Sixth Kansas Cavalry came under the administration of the U.S. 7th Army Corps in 1864. This ribbon apparently commemorates a post-war reunion of the 7th Army Corps in Washington, D.C., which the donor would have participated in because of his wartime service.
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Grand Army of the Republic fraternal ribbon
Date: 1892
Fraternal ribbon of ivory-colored silk. Ribbon was presented to veteran soldiers of the G.A.R. at a dedication ceremony in Olathe, Kansas, in 1892. G.A.R. emblem in the center of the badge. The recipient of this ribbon, James B. Abbott (1918-1897), was a Union officer during the Civil War. Before the war, Abbott raised funds and purchased arms to support the free-state cause in Kansas Territory, and took part in the Battle of Black Jack and the 1856 defense of Lawrence. After the war, Abbot was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization, and served in the state legislature. This ribbon was presented to his wife in 1897 at the indicated G.A.R. dedication ceremony after Abbott's death.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Date: 1891
Fraternal ribbon of light-blue silk. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. Ribbon was given to all attendees of the state encampment at Hutchinson, Kansas in 1891. Front of ribbon also features the Sons of Veterans emblem with the group's motto, Filii Veteranorium- Gratia Del Servatus, which is Latin for "Sons of Veterans- Preserved by the Grace of God." The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Date: 1892
Fraternal ribbon of red and ivory silk. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. Ribbon was given to all attendees of the Kansas Department encampment at Atchison in 1892. The man pictured on the front of the ivory-colored ribbon is John Martin, a Union general in the Civil War; mayor of Atchison, Kansas, from 1865- 77; and Kansas Governor from 1885-89. Martin was also the first commander of the Kansas Department's division of the G.A.R. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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Sons of Veterans fraternal ribbon
Creator: Grant Woven Novelty Co., Patterson, NJ
Date: 1893
Fraternal ribbon of white silk with embroidered red, yellow, and blue text and gold-colored fringe. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. Ribbon was given to all attendees of the Kansas Department encampment at Pittsburg, Kansas in 1893. Front of ribbon has a light blue circular scene with large buildings along a body of water. These seemingly industrial buildings may be a tribute to Pittsburg's years as a prominent coal-mining town. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
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