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This volunteer enlistment form belonged to George L. Higby, who volunteered to serve in the 19th Kansas Cavalry, Company D, for the period of six months. The 19th Kansas Cavalry was organized in 1868 in order to fight native tribes in western Kansas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). See the Adjutant General's Office records, and its associated finding aid, for more information about Kansas military personnel and actions during the late 1860s.
Creator: Kansas. Adjutant General's Office
Date: October 15, 1868
This source can be grouped with other sources from the 19th Kansas (including equipments lists, rosters, and general military orders) to teach students about the military's presence on the plains.
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 210417
Call Number: Military History Coll. 617 Box 5, Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210417
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
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Form
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Wisconsin
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Forms
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210417