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Title
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General Sedgewick
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Description
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John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed by a Confederate sharp-shooter at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
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Date
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1860~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Missouri State Guard
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Description
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A section of this book contains information on the Missouri State Guard active during the Civil War. It includes information on the volunteer militia, volunteers and guerrillas, military suppliers, insignia, and arms and equipage. Cover of the book states, "this book examines the variety of uniforms worn in the first half of the war by militia and volunteers from the divided border states of Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland..." Includes three pages of color illustrations of uniforms worn by the Missouri Volunteer Militia, the Missouri State Guard, and Missouri guerrillas.
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Date
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2008
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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SC15-4 Myers Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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It is believed that the three Myers brothers connected with this collection settled in Kansas. Luther Myers lived in Jackson County, Kansas, and was engaged in the banking business in Whiting. Louis Myers was an attorney in Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas, and served in the Kansas State Legislature. Ireneus Myers appears to have lived in Grasshopper Falls, Kansas. Collection contains primarily correspondence between members of the Myers family written between the years 1858 to 1864. Writers and recipients include Martin Myers and his wife, sons Louis A. Myers, Luther M. Myers and wife Anna, and Ireneus Myers. The majority of the letters were written during the Civil War by both Louis and Ireneus who served in the Union Army. Both brothers as soldiers comment on participation in battles and skirmishes in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Missouri. These include the Battle of Bull Run, Cane Hill, White Sulpher Springs, etc. The life of a soldier is described including camp experiences and battle engagements.
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Date
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1854/1864
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
