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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Military Records|Kansas Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Post Battery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Artillery'' | |||
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<ref>National Park Service, [ | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> The First Regiment consisted of volunteer companies in the counties of [[Atchison County, Kansas|Atchison]], [[Bourbon County, Kansas|Brown Bourbon]], [[Cherokee County, Kansas|Cherokee]], [[Coffey County, Kansas|Coffey]], [[Douglas County, Kansas|Douglas]], [[Doniphan County, Kansas|Doniphan]], Franklin, [[Gray County, Kansas|Gray]], [[Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth]], [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall]], [[Shawnee County, Kansas|Shawnee]] and [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte]]. | ||
1st Kansas Infantry Rosters | 1st Kansas Infantry Rosters | ||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/field.html Field and Staff Officers] | ||
:[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/non.html Non-commissioned Staff] | |||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/band.html Regimental Band] | ||
:[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/a.html Company A] Soldiers from Atchison, Bourbon, Cherokee, Coffey, Elwood, Donipan, Gray, Marshall and Shawnee enlisted in this company. | |||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/b.html Company B] - Many men from [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte County]] and Kansas City, [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson County]], Missouri<br> | ||
:[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/c.html Company C] - Many men from [[Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth County]] | |||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/d.html Company D] - Many men from [[Douglas County, Kansas|Douglas County]]<br> | ||
:[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/e.html Company E] - Many men from [[Leavenworth_County,_Kansas|Leavenworth County]] | |||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/f.html Company F] | ||
:[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/g.html Company G] | |||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/h.html Company H] | ||
:[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/i.html Company I] | |||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/k.html Company K] | ||
:[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/b2.html New Company B, Veteran Mounted Infantry] | |||
:[http:// | :[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1/d2.html New Company D, Veteran Mounted Infantry] | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,191 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKS0001RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,191 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKS0001RI Roster]. | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_Kansas_Volunteer_Infantry Wikipedia 1st Regiment, Kansas Infantry]<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_Kansas_Volunteer_Infantry Wikipedia 1st Regiment, Kansas Infantry]<br> | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Kansas in the Civil War|Kansas in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kansas, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[Kansas in the Civil War|Kansas in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kansas, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Kansas_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865 | [[Category:Kansas_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 24 May 2013
United States 
U.S. Military Kansas Kansas Military Kansas in the Civil War Post Battery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Artillery
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 1st Regiment, Kansas Infantry was organized at Camp Lincoln, Fort Leavenworth, May 20 to June 3, 1861. It mustered out June 19, 1864. However veterans were on duty in the District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, until August, 1864. They mustered out August 30, 1865.
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 1st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 22 March 2012).
- The Wikipedia archive, 1st Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 27 June 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.[1] The First Regiment consisted of volunteer companies in the counties of Atchison, Brown Bourbon, Cherokee, Coffey, Douglas, Doniphan, Franklin, Gray, Leavenworth, Marshall, Shawnee and Wyandotte.
1st Kansas Infantry Rosters
- Field and Staff Officers
- Non-commissioned Staff
- Regimental Band
- Company A Soldiers from Atchison, Bourbon, Cherokee, Coffey, Elwood, Donipan, Gray, Marshall and Shawnee enlisted in this company.
- Company B - Many men from Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
- Company C - Many men from Leavenworth County
- Company D - Many men from Douglas County
- Company E - Many men from Leavenworth County
- Company F
- Company G
- Company H
- Company I
- Company K
- New Company B, Veteran Mounted Infantry
- New Company D, Veteran Mounted Infantry
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,191 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Kansas in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kansas, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).