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This muster roll identified men who served in the Wakarusa War from November 27 to December 12, 1855. The fifth regiment was commanded by Col. George W. Smith, and this company was recruited from the area around Osawatomie, Kansas Territory. The information provided included name, rank (if an officer), and age. Officers, in addition to Captain John Brown, were William Updegraff, Henry H. Williams, James J. Holbrook, Ephraim Reynolds, R. W. Wood, Frederick Brown, John Yelton, Henry Alderman, H. Harrison Updegraff, Daniel W. Collis, and William Partridge. William Partridge furnished one keg of powder and 8 pounds of lead that were used by the company. This was a small company, and its other members were Amos D. Alderman, Francis Brennon, William W. Caine, Benjamin L. Cochran, Jeremiah Harrison and John Brown's sons John, Jr., Owen, and Salmon. Ages of the company ranged from 19 to 55 years old.
Date: December 12, 1855
Item Number: 7635
Call Number: History Military Oversize 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 7635
Collections - Manuscript - History - Military
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Militia - 5th Kansas State Militia
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas - 5th Kansas State Militia
Military - Weapons - Ammunition - Bullets
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Roster
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Frederick
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, Jr.
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Owen, 1771-1856
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Salmon, -1919
People - Notable Kansans - Smith, George W., 1806-1878
People - Notable Kansans - Updegraff, William Wales, 1820-
People - Notable Kansans - Williams, Henry H., 1828-1906
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records - Muster rolls
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/7635