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Collection of George Ellis, First Lieutenant, Company I, 12th Kansas Infantry materials
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P132
Overview
Biography of George Ellis written in 1953 by Howard C. Raynesford titled George Ellis, First Lieutenant, Company I, 12th Kansas Infantry. Ellis served as Lieutenant in the Kansas Infantry during the Civil War and was killed in battle. Ellis County and the town of Ellis in Kansas was named in his honor. Also included is a genealogy of the Ellis family, a photograph, and a photocopy of his military commission. Raynesford also gives a brief account of the...
Dates:
1862, 1953
Interviews by William E. Connelley and letter
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P131
Overview
The accounts in this collection relate to Reuben Randlett's experiences in the 1856 sacking of Lawrence, Kansas; his activities as a spy among the raiders; the Battle of Black Jack; the dissolution of the Free State legislature in Topeka on July 4, 1856; and Randlett's captivity by William C. Quantrill in 1862. The collection also includes a photograph of Randlett.
Dates:
1906 - 1916
James William Denver papers and diary
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 19
Overview
Business papers and correspondence of James William Denver from 1839-1912. Includes a diary dated May 20, 1850-September 5, 1850, with miscellaneous notes.
Dates:
1839 - 1912
The Kansas War and other matters [poem]
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P176
Overview
Poem about border wars in Lawrence, slavery and the Civil War, written by a soldier near Hardeeville, S. C. Location and date written in cryptogram. Typed transcript is available in the accession file.
Dates:
1863
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