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This notebook contains the roster of the 2nd Regiment of the Kansas Militia during the Battle of the Blue, which occurred on October 22, 1864, in Jackson County, Missouri. Members of the regiment are divided by company and identified by rank. Some individuals are listed as killed, wounded, or taken prisoner, in addition to their place of residence. The notebook also contains the meeting minutes for the Society of the Anniversary of the Battle of the Blue. Surviving members of the 2nd Regiment convened on May 30, 1895, in Topeka, Kansas, and voted for a permanent organization to meet on October 22 of each year. Samuel J. Reader was elected secretary.
Date: 1895-1905
Item Number: 226145
Call Number: Samuel Reader Coll. #483, Box 5 Folder 12
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226145
Collections - Manuscript - Reader, Samuel James
Date - 1890s - 1895
Date - 1890s - 1896
Date - 1890s - 1897
Date - 1890s - 1898
Date - 1890s - 1899
Date - 1900s - 1900
Date - 1900s - 1901
Date - 1900s - 1902
Date - 1900s - 1903
Date - 1900s - 1904
Date - 1900s - 1905
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 - Notebook
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Roster
People - Notable Kansans - Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Notebook
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Minutes
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Roster
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