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Correspondence sent and received by the Kansas Adjutant General's Office. Thomas J. Anderson succeeded Cyrus K. Holliday as Adjutant General in April 1865. Notable correspondents include Edmund G. Ross, William McEntyre Dye, and Sidney Clarke. Several letters were also received from publisher D.R. Anthony regarding the copying and distribution of the 1864 Adjutant General's Report. Many letters acknowledge the sending and receipt of muster rolls. This correspondence also includes several petitions nominating a new Brigadier General, including Colonel Sandy Lowe of Douglas County replacing General William Fishbacker. A searchable, full-text version of this correspondence is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Kansas. Adjutant General's Office
Date: 1865
Item Number: 227324
Call Number: Kansas Adjutant General, General correspondence, 1861-1865, Folders 8-11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227324
Collections - State Archives - Adjutant General - Correspondence
Date - 1861-1869 - 1865
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson)
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Adjutant General
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Leavenworth
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Riley
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Telegram
People - Notable Kansans - Anthony, Daniel Read
People - Notable Kansans - Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
People - Notable Kansans - Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson), 1826-1907
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
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