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This item from the papers of Carl Julius Adolph "Ado" Hunnius is an invitation to the 33 year reunion for the 54th Regiment, New York Volunteers, which was held in the Victor Ecstein Metropoliten Hotel in New York City, New York. Hunnius joined the 54th New York, which was composed largely of German immigrants, during the American Civil War to serve the country in which he spent the rest of his life. After the Civil War, Hunnius moved to Kansas and served under Major General Winfield Scott Hancock during the 1867 effort to pacify various Native American tribes on the Great Plains.
Creator: 54th New York Volunteer Regiment, United States Army
Date: October 27, 1894
Item Number: 220143
Call Number: MS Collection 397, Carl Julius Adolph Hunnius papers, 1861-1926, Box: 5, Folder: Papers of Ado Hunnius, printed items, 1872-1906.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220143
Collections - Manuscript - Hunnius, Carl Julius Adolph
Date - 1890s - 1894
Military - Service - Army
Military - Service - Army - Infantry
Military - Wars - Civil War
Military - Wars - Civil War - Other States Units - 54th New York Volunteer Regiment
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Invitation
People - European Americans - Germans
People - European Americans - Germans - Veterans
People - Notable Kansans - Hunnius, Carl Julius Adolph
Places - Other States - New York - New York City
Type of Material - Printed materials - Invitation
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