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This balance sheet outlines the articles of clothing issued to Company 9 of the 19th Kansas Cavalry as well as their prices. Although the sheet is titled "Price List of Clothing," it also includes the prices of other items such as knapsacks, canteens, and blankets. It is not clear whether these prices are for single items or for multiple items.
Date: 1868
This source demonstrates the equipment needed by cavalrymen. It can be used within discussions about military life on the plains, and thus could work well as part of a case study of the 19th Kansas.
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 210379
Call Number: Military History #617 Box 5, Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210379
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 - 1868
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Adjutant General - Kansas National Guard - 19th Kansas Cavalry
Home and Family - Clothing
Military - Equipment - Uniforms
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Service - National Guard - 19th Kansas Cavalry
Military - Wars - Indian Wars - 19th Kansas Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Manuscript
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records
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