This autobiography is based on entries from Samuel Reader's 1864 diary. The diary entries and personal recollections of the Battle of the Big Blue, Price's Raid, and the Battle of Mine Creek were used to compile the autobiography. The autobiography also includes a number of water color and pen illustrations drawn by Reader.
Date: October 12-30, 1864
Creator: Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914
This diary details several important Civil War events as described by its author, Samuel J. Reader. As a result, this diary allows the student to read a brief first-hand account of the Battle of Big Blue, Price's raid, and the Battle of Mine Creek.
KS: 7th: 2.6: important events in Kansas during the Civil War
Item Number: 206900
Call Number: Reader, Samuel James, Coll. 483, Box 4, Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 206900
Collections - Manuscript - Reader, Samuel James
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1854 to 1865 (Benchmark 2) - Civil War in Kansas (Indicator 6) - Battle of Mine Creek
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Military - Service - Militias - Kansas State Militia Second Regiment
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of Mine Creek
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of the Blue
Military - Wars - Civil War - Price's Raid
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Drawing
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Painting
People - Notable Kansans - Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914
Places - Cities and towns - Soldier
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Other States - Missouri
Places - Other States - Missouri - Kansas City
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861-1865
Type of Material - Art objects - Original art - Drawings
Type of Material - Art objects - Original art - Paintings
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Reminiscences and Memoirs
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