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Blue silk regimental flag of the 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry. The flag bears the names of six battle honors. The 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry was organized in mid-1863 and saw action in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Its commander was Colonel Samuel J. Crawford, who later served as the governor of Kansas.
Date: 1863
Item Number: 209985
KSHS Identifier: 1905.17.36
Collections - Museum
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Military - Wars - Civil War
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Ceremonial Artifact - Flag
People - Notable Kansans - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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