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At the outbreak of the Civil War, Major John Adams Halderman (1833-1908) helped recruit and then lead the troops of the First Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, who saw considerable action at the Battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861), near Springfield, Missouri. This folder contains a series of letters for the years 1860-1862. Included in this correspondence are letters from Governor Charles Robinson, among others. Some of the letters focus on the defense of the border between Kansas and Missouri.
Date: 1860-1869
Item Number: 225950
Call Number: John Adams Halderman Coll. #370, Box 1 Folders 4-5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225950
Collections - Manuscript - Halderman, John A.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Military - Service - Army - Infantry
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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