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This undated document identified eight men from the Columbia precinct of Madison County, Kansas Territory, who were exempt from serving in the Kansas Militia. Four were exempted due to age (46 through 70 years old), one was a physician, and one was crippled. Exemption causes were not listed for two men. John W. Whistler was the commander of the 7th Brigade.
Item Number: 7636
Call Number: History Military Oversize 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 7636
Collections - Manuscript - History - Military
Date - 1854-1860
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Militia
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Roster
People - Men
Places - Counties - Breckinridge (1855-1862)
Places - Counties - Lyon
Places - Counties - Madison (1855-1861)
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records
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