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General Alfred Pleasonton, September, 1863
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Description
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Stereograph print card depicting General Alfred Pleasonton seated in front of a building in Warrenton, Virginia.
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Image
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Date
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September, 1863
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Title
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Examination of Joseph Gossadge
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Description
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This is Joseph Gossadge's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Gossadge, a 32-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, originally from Tennessee, states that he remained loyal to the United States Government and served in the Missouri State Militia during the Civil War. The oath, No. 10 in a bound volume, was signed by Gossadge in 1866.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Examination of Henry Leitch
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Description
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This is Henry Leitch's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Leitch, a 28-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Virginia and that he served in the militia during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 96 in a bound volume, was signed by Leitch on October 6, 1866.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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October 6, 1866
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Plat of Deerfield Township, Vernon County, Missouri
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Plat of Deerfield Township, Vernon County, Missouri which includes the settlements of Deerfield, Ellis, and Moundville, Missouri. The Battle of Drywood Creek took place on September 2, 1861 southeast of Deerfield along the Big Drywood Creek.
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Date
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1903
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Battle of Dug Springs
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This sketch, originally published in Harper's Weekly on August 24, 1861, depicts the Battle of Dug Springs (August 2, 1861), near present day Clever, Missouri. Union forces under the command of Nathaniel Lyon were victorious in this first skirmish of the Missouri Campaign of 1861.
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Image
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Date
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August 24, 1861
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Missouri State Militia General Order No. 2
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By order of Major John Cosgrove, 1st Lt. T. E. Gray warns that if the soldiers of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion will be punished if they continue their insubordinate habits. Particularly, "Any man found shooting his gun or pistol within one mile of his camp without a permit... will be punished for disobedience of orders[.]"
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Date
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April 25, 1864
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Examination of Thomas Winter
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Description
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This is Thomas Winter's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Winter, a native of Kentucky, states that he has lived in Missouri for 24 years, and "enrolled in the militia with Col. Penick" during the war. He also says that he was not required to give bond during the war. The unnumbered oath is contained in a bound volume.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Liberty Arsenal
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Description
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An undated illustration of the United States Arsenal located in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri. This is illustration is found on page 140 of "Clay County, Missouri centennial souvenir, 1822-1922".
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Image
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Date
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n.d.
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Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 279
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Description
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By order of Major Robert W. Fyan, H. Mitchell instructs Lieutenant T. A. Wakefield of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" to take charge of one hundred men and pursue Sterling Price as his Confederate forces raid central Missouri.
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Date
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October 10, 1864
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Title
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From F.W. Smith to Robert M. Stewart
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Description
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This dispatch was sent on November 29, 1860 to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart by Maj. F.W. Smith, at Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 4th Military District, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Smith sends Stewart a report from the Division Inspector regarding the election of officers for the German Rifle Company, Company C, 1st Battalion. Smith says that if Stewart believes the elections were properly conducted, Lt. Schmitz and Lt. Baumer should receive their commissions.
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Date
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November 29, 1860
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Battle of Mobile Bay
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Xanthus Russell Smith painting of the Battle of Mobile Bay, which was fought on August 5, 1864, in Mobile Bay, Alabama.
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Object Type
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Image
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Date
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1890
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Lists of Slaves Enlisted from the 8th Sub-District, Missouri
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Description
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These military rolls list the names of slaves enlisted in the United States service in January and February 1864. The recruits were enlisted in the 8th sub-district of the 6th congressional district of Missouri in Ray County. The lists are dated March 30, 1864 and are signed by G.N. Black, Recruiting Agent.
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Date
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March 30, 1864
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From E.B. Alexander to A. Comingo
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Description
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On December 18, 1863, Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General in St. Louis, writes to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal for the 6th District of Missouri, in Lexington, Missouri. Alexander instructs Comingo that "the Consolidated Lists should be forwarded to the Provost Marshal General at Washington, as prepared and other names as added."
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Date
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December 18, 1863
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Title
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Battle of Pea Ridge
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Description
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This map of the Battle of Pea Ridge was originally published in Abraham Lincoln: A History, Vol. V, by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
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Object Type
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Map
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Date
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n.d.
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Title
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Petition from Vernon County Citizens
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Description
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This petition, dated November 21, 1860, is addressed to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart and signed by 34 citizens of Little Osage, Vernon County, Missouri. The signers assert that they are “imminently in danger of another invasion” from Kansas guerrillas. They claim that they have been victim to numerous attacks over the past three years, and that during one attack, John Brown stole “ten or eleven thousand dollars” of property. The petitioners ask Stewart to station the Missouri Mounted Militia, Company A, in Little Osage for their protection.
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Object Type
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Petition
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Date
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November 21, 1860
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Title
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From A. Comingo to Joseph H. McGee
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Description
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This dispatch, dated November 19, 1863, is from Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri, to Maj. Joseph H. McGee in Lexington, Missouri. Comingo asks McGee to provide a military escort for James Zeiler, Enrolling Officer for the 6th district, 1st sub-district of Missouri. In his response on the other side of the document, erroneously dated November 18, 1863, McGee states that he has only one squadron on duty at his post and cannot provide an escort.
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Date
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November 19, 1863
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Examination of Finess Tilford
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Description
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This is Finess Tilford's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Tilford, a 46-year-old native of Clay County, Missouri, states that he opposed "the enemies of the Government" by advising them "to stay at home and behave themselves." He also says he "took the Union side invariably." The oath is No. 188 in a bound volume.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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1866
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Title
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Letters Sent (Assistant Provost Marshal for Missouri)
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Description
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This notebook contains copies of correspondence sent by Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General for Missouri, in St. Louis, Missouri, during 1864 and 1865. The correspondence contains information regarding military enrollment, enlistments, and quotas, broken down by district.
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Date
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1864-1865
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Title
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From E.B. Alexander to A. Comingo
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Description
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This dispatch, dated October 24, 1863, is from Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri, to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Alexander instructs Comingo to document his expenses on a separate voucher each month.
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Date
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October 24, 1863
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Examination of M.C. Drake
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Description
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This is M.C. Drake's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Drake, a 58-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky and that he remained loyal to the United States Government during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 105 in a bound volume, was signed by Drake on October 6, 1866.
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Object Type
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Government Document
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Date
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October 6, 1866
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