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Civil War Veterans In Kansas. This database currently contains over 28,000 names of Union veterans of the Civil War who lived in Kansas after 1865. The names are from rosters or reunion proceedings at the KSHS Library.
The Kansas Historical Society holds many original records and published reports about Civil War soldiers and military engagements. The society also maintains several historic sites related to the Civil War.
This database is a transcription of the Kansas Adjutant General's Roll of Civil War Soldiers. Listing over 20,000 men, it provides the soldier's name, rank, residence, enlistment date, and muster date.
Kansas Civil War Militia Records, 1861-1865. These Kansas State Militia regiments are from the muster-in and muster-out rolls in the Kansas Adjutant General's records. The rolls list the soldier's name, regiment and company, commanding officers, rank, date and place of enlistment, date when mustered into active service, muster-out date, total ...
Background. After the Territory of Kansas approved the anti-slavery Wyandotte Constitution, it was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, in the midst of the national secession crisis: six states had already seceded, and five more would follow in the coming months.
The Adjutant General's Report, 1861-1865, lists the names of all troops who served in the Kansas volunteer regiments during the Civil War. It also includes each soldier's rank, the place and date of enlistment, his discharge date, and notes about promotions, prisoner of war status, and other events.
While the state of Kansas was far from the main theater of the Civil War east of the Mississippi River, our state nonetheless played an important part in the lives of Union soldiers and veterans. The events of Bleeding Kansas (1859 - 1861) set the stage for the national debate on slavery and states' rights.