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John E. Blackford enlisted in Company H of the Second Kansas Cavalry on September 20, 1862. John was the younger brother of William D. Blackford, who was part of Kansas Territory's free-state government and a member of the first Kansas State Legislature in 1861. This example of a Civil War enlistment is from the records of the Kansas Adjutant General's Office. It gives the soldier's age and place of birth, his occupation and a physical description.
Creator: United States. Adjutant General's Office
Date: September 20, 1862
Item Number: 224490
Call Number: Adjutant General's Office, Enlistment Papers, Kansas Volunteer Regiments, Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224490
Collections - State Archives - Adjutant General
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 2nd Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Form
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Forms
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/224490