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This bound letter book contains copies of letters sent and received by the Adjutant General's Office in Fort Scott, Kansas. They were assigned to recruit a regiment of colored soldiers. Letters were received from the War Department in Washington, D.C. and from the Office of the Governor in Kansas. The letters focus on the recruitment and commissioning of troops and officers for the Kansas Colored Volunteer's regiments. Many of the letters were written by or sent to General James G. Blunt. It appears the book was kept by Major T. J. Anderson, Assistant Adjutant General. Names of many individuals appear in the volume.
Creator: United States. Adjutant General's Office
Date: 1863-1864
Item Number: 225706
Call Number: Adjutant General's Office, Correspondence Letterbook, 1863-1864
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225706
Collections - State Archives - Adjutant General
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Department of War
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Carney, Thomas
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Adjutant General
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Scott
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans
People - Notable Kansans - Blunt, James Gillpatrick
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Scott
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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