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This balance sheet lists the number of effective and non-effective officers of the 18th Kansas Cavalry stationed at Camp Crawford, outside Topeka, Kansas. It is signed by Captain George B. Jenness, the commanding officer, who included some additional remarks about this company's preparedness and performance.
Creator: Jenness, George B.
Date: July 20, 1867
This easy-to-read source gives students a sense of how many men were part of Company C and of their fitness for duty. It would complement other sources relating to cavalry forces on the plains and military life in Kansas.
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 210359
Call Number: Military History Coll. 617 Box 4, Folder 11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210359
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Manuscript - History - Military
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - US Cavalry
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Military - Equipment - Animals - Horses
Military - Facilities - Camps - Camp Crawford
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Forts and military installations - Camp Crawford
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Non-motorized - Riding animals
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records - Field returns
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210359