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This diary, written by Carl Julius Adolph Hunnius, contains entries from his time serving under Major General Winfield Scott Hancock on his expedition to pacify the plains Indians shortly after the end of the American Civil War. Details include transportation used, types of food eaten, weather, forging activities, medical care, encounters with hostile warriors, and many other details of a soldiers' life during the period.
Creator: Hunnius, Ado, 1842-1923
Date: March 30, 1867-October 9, 1867
Item Number: 220107
Call Number: MS Collection 397, Carl Julius Adolph Hunnius papers, 1861-1926, Box: 1, Folder: Papers of Ado Hunnius - Diary, Mar.-Oct., 1867.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220107
Collections - Manuscript - Hunnius, Carl Julius Adolph
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - Notable Kansans - Hunnius, Carl Julius Adolph
People - Notable People - Hancock, Winfield Scott
Places - Cities and towns - Salina
Places - Counties - Saline
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Larned
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Leavenworth
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Riley
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Wayne
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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