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Andrew Jackson Huntoon was a physician who came to Kansas in 1857, settling south of Topeka in Williamsport, Shawnee County. In 1861 he enlisted with the 5th Kansas Cavalry volunteer regiment, serving as assistant surgeon and surgeon of that group, seeing service along the Missouri border and in Arkansas. After mustering out he settled in Topeka, where he died in 1902. This collection consists primarily of letters to or from Lizzie, Huntoon's friend and later wife. Some of the content describes Indian affairs and military matters. A complete transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Huntoon, Andrew Jackson, d. 1902
Date: 1860-1863
Item Number: 225664
Call Number: Andrew Jackson Huntoon Coll. #398, Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225664
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Physicians
Collections - Manuscript - Huntoon, Andrew Jackson
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Home and Family - Courtship and marriage - Marriage
Home and Family - Daily life
Military - Service - Army - Surgeons
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Certificate - Appointment
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Huntoon, Andrew Jackson
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Certificates
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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