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This letter is from G.W. Veale to General George W. Dietzler, Commander of the Kansas State Militia. Veale, who was colonel of the Second Kansas Militia, recounts his role and his regiments, in the Battle of the Blue. He wrote the letter from the headquarters of the 2nd Regiment, Kansas State Militia, in Topeka, Kansas.
Creator: Veale, George Washington, 1833-1916
Date: October 30, 1864
Item Number: 225895
Call Number: Adjutant General's Office, Returns and Reports for misc. Kansas Civil War Units, Militia Regiments, 1865 Box 1 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225895
Collections - State Archives - Adjutant General
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Military - Service - Militias - Kansas State Militia Second Regiment
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of the Blue
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - State Militia - 2nd Kansas State Militia Infantry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Deitzler, George W.
People - Notable People - Price, Sterling
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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