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This item is correspondence of the Kansas Adjutant General's Office under Charles Chadwick (1862-1863) and Guilford Dudley (1863-1864), including special orders issued by Governor Thomas Carney to Samuel N. Wood of the Morris County Rangers to detain any organized bands of guerillas near Council Grove and William P. Dutton to equip his company in Miami County. Several letters were received from John B. Gray, Missouri Adjutant General, inquiring about Missouri men that had enlisted in the Kansas militia. Most of the correspondence consists of requests for muster rolls, arms, resignations, and commissions. Other notable correspondents include Stephen A. Cobb and Sidney Clarke. A searchable, full-text version of this correspondence is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Kansas. Adjutant General's Office
Date: 1863
Item Number: 227319
Call Number: Kansas Adjutant General, General correspondence, 1861-1865, Folders 3-4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227319
Collections - State Archives - Adjutant General - Correspondence
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Carney, Thomas
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - State Militia
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Dudley, Guilford, 1835-1905
Places - Cities and towns - Council Grove
Places - Cities and towns - Olathe
Places - Cities and towns - Wyandotte
Places - Counties - Johnson
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Counties - Morris
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records - Military orders
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