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'''1861-1865:''' In the Civil War, over 20,000 of the 30,000 Kansas men of military age served in the Union armed forces. Kansas suffered the highest mortality rate of any state in the Union. | '''1861-1865:''' In the Civil War, over 20,000 of the 30,000 Kansas men of military age served in the Union armed forces. Kansas suffered the highest mortality rate of any state in the Union. | ||
'''1867: ''' Indians met with U.S. near the Medicine River in Kansas Territory, The Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty was signed. The land south of the Kansas border was declared to be Indian territory. | |||
'''1867-1869:'''Indian Champaign. Many of the remaining Indian tribes agreed to leave Kansas and move to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Indian skirmishes continued in Kansas until 1878. | '''1867-1869:'''Indian Champaign. Many of the remaining Indian tribes agreed to leave Kansas and move to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Indian skirmishes continued in Kansas until 1878. | ||
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'''1879: ''' Haskell Indian boarding school in Lawrence began. | '''1879: ''' Haskell Indian boarding school in Lawrence began. | ||
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Kansas is John D. Bright, ed., ''Kansas: The First Century,'' 4 vols. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1956; FHL book 978.1 H2k). This includes family and personal histories.<br><!--{12089845349490} --> | An especially helpful source for studying the history of Kansas is John D. Bright, ed., ''Kansas: The First Century,'' 4 vols. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1956; FHL book 978.1 H2k). This includes family and personal histories.<br><!--{12089845349490} --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:Kansas]] | [[Category:Kansas]] | ||