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This is a photograph showing members of the Second Regiment Kansas National Guard with a gatling gun in Stevens County, Kansas. Governor Martin sent them to the county to restore order during the Stevens County war. The towns of Hugoton and Woodsdale competed for the seat of government, which led to shooting and blood shed. During the Stevens County war, six men were killed including Samuel N. Wood, founder of Woodsdale.
Date: September 1888
Item Number: 309979
Call Number: FK2.ST2 .8 KNG *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309979
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1880s - 1888
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Military - Service - National Guard
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Counties - Stevens
Type of Material - Photographs
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