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This proclamation, signed by Governor Samuel J. Crawford in 1868, activated the 19th Kansas Volunteer Regiment. This regiment was created specifically to fight in any impending conflicts between native tribes and the U.S. government. According to this proclamation, the 19th Kansas would be composed of five companies of cavalry (80 to 100 each) serving for a period of three months.
Creator: Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913
Date: September 14, 1868
KS:7th:3.1:Federal Government and Indian Lands (2005)
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 758
Call Number: B Crawford, Samuel *12
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 758
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Military presence on the Plains
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - US Cavalry
Date - 1861-1869 - 1868
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson)
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Proclamation
People - American Indians
People - Notable Kansans - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Proclamations
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