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This staff roll of regimental officers of the First Regiment, Kansas Militia, lists officers present in a skirmish at Sugar Mound, Kansas Territory, on December 19 and 21, 1857. Major General James Lane is included among the officers listed. The list appears to be incomplete, as age, stature, and equipment notes for each man are provided only on the list's first page.
Date: December 19 and 21, 1857
Item Number: 6958
Call Number: James Abbott Coll. #252 Box 2 Folder 10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6958
Collections - Manuscript - Abbott, James
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Roster
People - Notable Kansans - Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
People - Notable Kansans - Blunt, James Gillpatrick
People - Notable Kansans - Gilpatrick, Rufus, 1813-1863
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable Kansans - Plumb, Preston B., 1837-1891
People - Notable Kansans - Whitman, Edmund Burke, 1812-1883
Places - Cities and towns - Mound City
Places - Cities and towns - Sugar Mound
Places - Counties - Linn
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records - Muster rolls
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/6958