USA > Kansas > Cherokee County > History of Cherokee County, Kansas and representative citizens > Part 20
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72
seize upon opportunities which offered sure and largely remunerative returns. The whole State of Kansas was then new. It had been only a few years since the first coal mines had been opened in the State, at Leavenworth ; and these were worked but lightly, for the demand for coal was slight. The attention of the settlers of the State, up to as late as 1875, was directed almost wholly to agriculture, and to the classes of business which agricultural interests would support in the new towns which were springing up. It is true that the railroad companies had an eye to the coal fields, for they knew what the value of such wealth would ultimately be; but the people, as a rule. had not awakened to their importance. beyond the light demands which they would supply at easy effort. Such were the conditions in Cherokee County; and the conditions as they then existed held back the Weir City coal district from early, rapid de- velopment. The first settlers and the first mine operators did not get the best returns from their labor. Coal was produced at merely nominal prices, so low that the operators secured but a narrow margin of profit. But as the popula- tion of the eastern part of the State increased, and the enlargement of railroad systems went on, the demand for fuel was proportionately greater; and with the greater demand there came an opportunity for greater profit. In the chapter on mines and mining I have given the output of the mines of this particular district, along with that of the other mining sections of the county.
Weir City is a city of the second class, and has been such for many years. The following have been the mayors, in the order of their serv- ing: J. Knox Barney, P. E. Brady, B. S. Ab- bott. D. W. King, H. M. Grandle, Thad Har- giss and W. J. Allen. The postmasters have been : J. Knox Barney, Jack Morgan, Wilson Liff. W. P. Kent. J. W. Kirk and S. W. Gould. The salary of the office is $1,700. There are
174
HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
two rural routes, and the office supplies a vast amount of mail matter through its immediate delivery.
The first physicians in Weir City were Dr. J. Knox Barney, Dr. Bailey and Dr. C. W. Hoag. Later there were Dr. J. A. Wallace, Drs. Doan and Pritchard, Dr. I. E. Striker, Dr. D. W. King and Dr. G. B. McClelland. Dr. Hoag is the oldest in residence now, having lived here since 1881. The physicians now located in the city are Drs. Hoag, McClelland and J. H. Boss. Dr. Boss is the county coroner.
The water works and the electric light plant of Weir City are owned and operated by a pri- vate company, and from each of them the city gets prompt and efficient service. A fire de- partment is maintained, and the streets of the city are well lighted. A large ice plant is also in successful operation which, besides supplying the local demand, ships large quantities to other towns and cities.
Weir City, like all other Kansas communi- ties, takes a pride in its public schoods. There are three fine buildings, in different parts of the city, and there are 17 teachers employed. George B. Deem was the superintendent last year, and for many years preceding. R. Ran- kin will be superintendent for the year 1904-05.
The Baptist, Catholic, Methodist and Pres- byterian churches have church organizations and buildings. Of these the Catholic Church is the strongest in number, with the Methodist following.
The population of Weir City in 1880 was about 350. It has had a steady growth, and at the last census, in 1900, its population was 3,091. The building of the Weir City branch of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis road, which leaves the main line at Scammon, runs through Weir City and Pittsburg and re- turns to the main line at Girard, gave an im- petus to the growth of the place and very large- ly increased its commercial importance. The
city also has railroad connections west with Parsons, Kansas, and on to the gas and oil fields west and southwest of the latter place.
Weir City has its share of what are called secret orders,-Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Sons and Daughters of Justice, Knights and Ladies of Security, Rebekahs, Or- der of the Eastern Star and the Degree of Honor. Black Diamond Lodge, No. 274, A. F. & A. M., was organized and chartered Feb- ruary 16, 1887. David B. White is the master ; Robert Hogg is the secretary.
Among those who have built commodious comfortable homes in Weir City, the follow- ing may be mentioned: A. J. Weir, A. B Cockrill, David Crow, Edward Baker, William Hamilton, Harvey Smith, B. S. Abbott, Hor- ace Hayden, Rome Allen, Joseph Bennett, Dr. Hoag, Fred Grant and W. M. Pye.
SCAMMON
Is situate near the center of the west tier of sections in Mineral township, Cherokee County, Kansas, near the east edge of the coal fields and in the midst of a very active mining district. Coal mining gave rise to the town, and it is through this industry that it was finally built up to the proportions of a city of the second class. For farming purposes the lands about the place would not rank as first class, though many of the farmers who came early to the county and settled in the neighborhood have become well-to-do.
The lands in the community of Scammon were taken as claims early in the history of Cherokee County. E. C. Scammon first owned the quarter section just north of the present site of the place. Samuel F. Scammon took a claim northwest of this, and James Coman, who came to the county in 1868, took the quarter section west of the site of the present town. The quar-
175
AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
ter section to the southeast was taken by James Burns. He sold it to M. J. Callahan, and Cal- lahan sold it to Bovard & Dixon, some time after coal mining was begun. The discovery of coal was made by James Coman.
The first coal shaft was put down by E. A. Scammon, S. F. Scammon and E. C. Scam- mon, all of whom came carly to that part of the county. This shaft was on E. C. Scammon's land, just east of the railroad track, near what is now known as Mackie's Junction, where the Weir branch of the railroad leaves the main line, and about one mile north of the present city. There was not much demand for coal then, and for this reason the operations were not large. Only a few men were employed. It was the first coal mining done in Kansas, south of the Leavenworth coal district. The big coal deposits of Crawford County, just north of Cherokee County, had not been touched. In that county the coal region is sev- eral miles east of the main line of the railroad, and it was practically unknown. It has since become the biggest mining center in the State of Kansas, with Cherokee County as the second largest in the State. The vastly increased de- mand for fuel, due to the enlarged railroad operations and to the great increase in popu- lation, led to the rapid and extensive develop- ment of the coal region in both counties, and to the building up of many small towns and a goodly number of cities which have be- come important local centers of trade.
It was not until the spring of 1871 that the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad was finished through Cherokee County. It passed through the tract of land on which the town of Scammon was afterward built; but for a number of years after the road was built there was no town there at all. Even as late as 1883 the land there, and all around, was in farms, and the people living there had no ex- pectation that anything beyond a mere vil-
lage would ever be found there. At that time there was but one store, and that was of rude pretensions, kept for supplying the very lim- ited demand which arose out of the simple wants of the few people who had settled there to till the soil and to raise stock on the broad prai- ries, which extended in every direction. True, there were by this time three coal shafts in operation, and a coal company, composed of Keith and Mitchell, who had bought out the Scammon brothers, was in control of the busi- ness; but no large expectations had been aronsed, and it was not known but that, when the coal had been taken out of the immediate vicinity, operations would cease. However, the men who had had experience in matters of the kind, in the older States, and some in for- eign countries, and had seen the growing de- mand for fuel where populations were denser, and where industrial enterprises were carried on extensively, believed that this county would some day be the scene of large mining opera- tions. But they did not come for the purpose of building towns and cities; they came to en- gage in the coal mining business, and to make ready for supplying a demand which they believed would some day become enormous. The results have shown that they were cor- rect in their foresight.
The Scammon Town Company was incor- porated March 15, 1884, with E. C. Scammon as president of the company, and D. Mackie as secretary. The stock of the company was held as follows: Keith & Perry, 72 shares ; R. H. Keith, one share ; John Perry, one share ; D. Mackie, one share; S. F. Scammon, E. C. Scammon and E. A. Scammon, each 25 shares. The village was incorporated as a city of the third class July 5, 1888, and the first officers were as follows: P. M. Humphrey, mayor ; I. W. Kendall, police judge; J. P. Rafter, J. J. Wooten, Charles Brown, J. J. Pullen and John T. Stewart, councilmen ; J. N. McDonald,
10
176
HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
clerk. The other mayors have been: R. E. Gardiner, R. S. Mahan, J. N. McDonald, George K. Mackie, J. H. Guinn, J. N. Mc- Donald again, Robert Gillmore, T. B. Pryor and R. M. Markham. Perhaps no town or city in Cherokee County has been better gov- erned than Scammon. Its public men are wise, prudent and conservative, and they have not let a day pass without guarding the best interests of the place. They have encouraged home owning, with all its good effects upon society and the material upbuilding of the community. Lots have been sold at low prices, in order to bring them within the reach of the less for- tunate classes, and other inducements have been held out for aiding those who were anxious to get homes. For a number of years, D. Mackie, Jr., was the local agent for The Inter-State Building & Loan Association, of Bloomington, Illinois. Through him many persons took stock in the association and began the work of home building. After some years the con- pany failed, and a number of the stockholders, including Mr. Mackie, suffered loss; but the community has recovered from it, and the homes are now free from debt. There were no foreclosures.
The first store opened in Scammon, not to speak of the old company store which used to stand near the first shaft, on the E. C. Scam- mon farm, was that of DuPage & Hovey, about the year 1885. Then Samuel Barrett put in a drug store, and this was followed by Peter Graham, who put in a grocery store. There was no lumber yard until 1890, when J. T. Small established one. Before this, about 1886, Griffin Brothers opened a hardware store, but it was destroyed by fire not long after it was opened.
W. S. Norton went to Scammon about the year 1883 and began mining, and not many years thereafter he opened a store, in connec- tion with the mines, and did a big business.
He was one of the most successful mine opera- tors ever in the district. As among the lead- ing men of the place, particularly among those connected with the coal business, D. Mackie is perhaps the most prominent, and he is among those who have done most in building up the social and material interests of the place. Mr. Mackie has been manager of the mines for The Central Coal & Coke Company ever since lie came to Scammon, in 1884, his duties calling him wherever the company's mines are located, in several different States and Territories; but he has been partial to Scammon, for here he has made his home, and here he has his children, all now grown, gathered about him. Among other persons who have been active and hearty in their efforts to build up the city, these may be mentioned: D. Mackie, Jr., J. N. McDonald, George K. Mackie, Patrick McNamara, W. B. Pixley, Joseph Batten, J. W. Hooper, J. R. Hisle, J. T. Small, Thomas Moran, James Crumrine, Rob- ert Gillmore and J. J. Wooten.
The city has a large public school building. one of the finest in the county ; but there is need for the enlargement of the school facilities, and another building will be erected. The city owns the water system put in a few years ago, at a cost of about $20,000 ; and the building of a plant for lighting purposes is now contem- plated.
The commercial importance of Scammon may be judged, in part, from the amount of business done at the railroad station in the city. The coal shipments, in quantity. amount to 1,750 car-loads a month, or 57.750 tons. Other shipments, in and out, will amount to 600 car-loads a year. The freight receipts of the railroad at Scammon, it is believed, will amount to $30,000 a month. The express receipts are about $500 a month.
The Arkansas, Missouri & Kansas Rail- road Company is now building a line of road
177
AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
through Cherokee County, as has been noted in the chapter on railroads. This is to pass through Scammon. Work is going forward on this undertaking, and at this time ( August 31, 1904) it is expected that the road will be in operation by the first of next June. This will add much to the material interests of the city, as the road, it is understood, is to run from Memphis, Tennessee, into the grain fields of Kansas and Nebraska. Its crossing of the St. Louis & San Francisco road at Scammon will make the place of more than ordinary import- ance as a railroad center.
The following are the names of those who have built good, comfortable homes in Scan- mon1 : Dr. R. M. Markham, George K. Mackie, Hugh Reid, D. Mackie, John Eisen- hart, D. Mackie, Jr., E. Kelly, William Winn, J. T. Small, J. N. McDonald, C. R. Keiter, Dr. H. H. Brookhart, T. C. Lewis, T. B. Pryor. J. P. Rafter, John Morton, L. J. Hisle, Thomas S. Keith, J. R. Hisle, W. H. Burkhart, Joseph Keith and Patrick Quinn.
THE TOWNS OF THE COUNTY.
Within the last eight years many little towns of the county have been brought into ex- istence and now have a place on the county map. In every case this has been brought about either by the opening of new mines or by the coming of a railroad.
Cherokee township, in which Weir City is located, has no towns. Weir City seems to supply the trade which the people there de- mand.
Mineral township, besides the city of Scam- mon, has Turck, Stippville and West Weir.
Ross township has, besides Mineral City, -Stone City, Roseland, Cokedale, Folsom and Skidmore.
Sheridan township has Sherman City, the only village in the county, situate on the Par- sons-Joplin branch of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. The village is in the midst of the best farming district of the county.
Lola township has two towns: Hallowell and Sherwin Junction, both on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, and the latter being at the crossing of that road and the Missouri Pacific road. Both are places of local im- portance.
Salamanca township has no small towns. The trade interests of Columbus supply all the surrounding country, and there is no need of other centers.
Crawford township has a part of Colum- bus, and it also has a little trade center at Quaker Valley, a small station of the Mis- souri, Kansas & Texas Railway.
Shawnee township has Crestline, one of the oldest places in Cherokee County, and Peacock City, a small mining place, which also includes the place known as "Badger Mines."
Pleasant View township has the town of Pleasant View, which was the first county seat, and Lawton, a little mining place recently established.
Lowell township, besides Galena and Em- pire City, has Lowell and Varck.
Spring Valley township, besides Baxter Springs, has the town of Neutral, on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, half way be- tween Baxter Springs and Columbus.
Lyon township has only the small town of Keelville, in the west central part of the town- ship.
Neosho township has Faulkner, on the Missouri Pacific Railway, in the north-central part of the township, and Melrose, inland, in the southeast part of the township.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE EX-UNION SOLDIERS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
LIST OF THE EX-UNION SOLDIERS OF THE COUNTY -- THE EX-UNION SOLDIERS' INTER- STATE REUNION.
The ex-Union soldiers who have lived, and those who yet live, in Cherokee County have been, and are yet, a large factor in its popula- tion, as the list which I give in this chapter will show. It is not claimed that the list is per- fect ; but, as much care has been given the mat- ter, it will be found reliable in most respects. The list contains the names of many who have moved from the county, as well as a large num- ber who have died since their names were ob- tained. These particulars cannot now be given, except in instances where they are well known. The list will not show other than the name, the rank, the company and regiment in which the soldier served, and the postoffice address.
LIST OF TIIE EX-UNION SOLDIERS OF THE
COUNTY.
Agard, John G.,-Priv., Co. A, 37th Ill. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Allen, James H.,-Priv., Co. H, 19th Kan., U. S. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Applegate, Samuel L.,-Priv., Co. C, 8th Mo. Cav., Galena, Kan.
Adams, Jesse,-Priv., Co. H, 5th Ky. Cav. Galena, Kan.
Adams, W. A.,-Priv., Co. K, 2d Ark. Cav., Galena, Kan.
Andrews, Henry,-Priv., 7th N. Y. Art., Galena, Kan.
Ash, E.,-Co. A., 122d 111. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Aikens, John,-Ord. Serg., 29th U. S. Inf., Ga- lena, Kan.
Ash, J. W.,-Priv., Co. C, 122th Ill. Inf., Ga- lena, Kan.
Akes, Smith,-Priv., Co. A, 4th Mo. Cav., Bax- ter Springs, Kan.
Austin, Horace,-Capt., Co. K, 105th Ill. Inf., Baxter Springs, Kan.
Allen, Martin L.,-Priv., Co. I, 49th Mo. Inf., Empire City, Kan.
Anderson, Geo. W.,-Serg., Co. C., 4th U. S. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Adams, Samuel C.,-Priv., Co. C, 22d Penn. Cav., Columbus, Kan.
Archer, James P.,-Priv., Co. A, 6th Kan. Cav., (dead).
Anderson, T. P.,-Capt., Co. F, 64th U. S. Inf., Kansas City. Kan.
Anderson, T. P.,-Priv., Co. F, toth Mo. Inf., (P. O. unknown).
Alfred, Otis,-Priv., Co. F, 9th Ill. Inf., Colum- bus, Kan.
Allison, N. T., -- Priv., Co. G, 28th Ill Inf., Co- lumbus, Kan.
Aldous, George,-Priv., Co. C, 56th Ill. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Aultman, E. C.,-Corp., Co. A. Benton Cadets, Melrose, Kan.
Amos, W. H.,-Corp., Co. K, 58th Ind. Inf., Chetopa, Kan.
Allen, John,-Priv., Co. H, 72d Mo. Cav., Bax- ter Springs, Kan.
Abbott, J. H.,-Corp., Co. I, 11th Ind. Cav., Baxter Springs, Kan.
Amos, Jesse T.,-Priv., Co. F, 30th Ind. Inf., Chetopa, Kan.
Arehart, C. D.,-Priv., Co. D, 21st Mo. Inf., Galena, Kan. Allen, W. H.,-Corp., Co. C, 44th Ill. Inf., Bax- ter Springs, Kan.
179
AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
Allman, James,-Priv., Co. E, 7th II1. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Andrews, James,-Priv., Co. 1, 38th Wis. Inf., Waco, Mo.
Allen, Z. H.,-Priv., Co. C., 14th Ind. Inf., Hal- lowell, Kan.
Allen, A. J.,-Ist Lt., Co. B, 14th Ia. Inf., Co- lumbus, Kan.
Amos, F. M. B.,-Priv., Co. C, 10th Ind. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Allen, James,-Priv., Co. E, 6th Ind. Inf., Star Valley, Kan.
Allen, Joseph,-Priv., Co. D, 48th Ind. Inf., Star Valley, Kan.
Asher, Thomas,-Priv., Co. I, 16th Kan. Cav., Scammon, Kan.
Asher, John,-Priv., Co. I, 16th Kan. Cav., Scammon, Kan.
Anderson, T. J.,-Priv., Co. E, 16th Mo. Militia, Waco, Mo.
Allen, W. P.,-Priv., Co. I, gist Ill. Inf., Weir, Kan.
Allen, Ruel C.,-Priv., Co. A, 136th N. Y. Inf., Weir, Kan.
Bradshaw, H. C.,-Priv., Co. H, 24th Mo. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Bender, H. A.,-Serg., Co. E, 194th Penn. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Buchman, Joseph,-Priv., Co. M, Ist Ia. Cav., Galena, Kan.
Barney, Jas. S.,-Priv .. Co. D, 9th Ind. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Brown, M. H. D.,-Hos. St'd., Co. A, 8th U. S. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Brandon, Thomas,-Priv., Co. H, 12th III. Res. Corps, Galena, Kan.
Belston, Joseph,-Corp., Co. G, Ist O. Cav., Galena, Kan.
Balch, A. J.,-Corp., Co. I, 92d O. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Belford, W. W.,-Ist Lt., Co. C, 2d O. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Blunk, A. J.,-Priv., Co. D, 32d Ia. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Burge, N. T.,-Corp., Co. B, 5th Mo. Militia, Baxter Springs, Kan.
Boyer, Jacob B.,-Serg., Co. E, 5th O. Cav., Baxter Springs, Kan.
Burris, James,-Priv., Co. D, 63d O. Inf., Bax- ter Springs, Kan.
Beck, Louis,-Priv., Co. H, 3d Mo. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Bridges. M. S.,-Priv., Co. I. 154th Ill. Inf., Lowell, Kan.
Burwick, William,-Priv., Co. B, 21st Mo. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Bramball, G. S.,-Priv., Co. A, 103d Ill. Inf., Empire City, Kan.
Bingaman, Peter,-Priv., 2d Kan. Art., Galena, Kan.
Brown, B. F.,-Priv., Co. D, 87th Ind. Inf., Baxter Springs, Kan.
Brewster, S. M.,-Ord. Serg., 3d N. Y. Art., Baxter Springs, Kan.
Burns, Thomas,-2d Lt., Co. I, 154th Ill. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Botorff, Jas. T.,-Priv., Co. I, 98th Ill. Mt. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Berry, J. S .- Priv., Co. C, 44th Ind. Inf., Opolis, Kan.
Bird, Richard,-Priv., Co. B, 2d Tex. Cav., Weir, Kan.
Bennett, O. H.,-Priv., Co. D, 3d Mo. Militia, Waco, Mo.
Baker, William,-Ord. Serg., Co. K, Ist III. Cav., Columbus, Kan.
Bloomfield, A. A.,-Lieut., Co. C, 51st Ind. Inf., (dead).
Baxter, Joseph H.,-Corp., Co. F, 146th Ind. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Barger, Alex.,-Priv., Co. G, Ist O. Art., Co- lumbus, Kan.
Brown, Elijah F.,-Priv., Co. F, 5th Kan. Cav., Columbus, Kan.
Bernine, Jacob D.,-Priv., Co. K, 2d Ill. Lt. Art., Columbus, Kan.
Burchfield, C. P.,-Serg., Co. I, 17th Ky. Inf., Weir, Kan.
Brophy, Michael,-Priv., Co. C, 45th Penn. Inf., Weir, Kan.
Brown, Samuel W.,-Priv., Co. K, 5th Tenn. Mt. Inf., Weir, Kan.
Barney, T. W.,-Priv., Co. I, 45th III. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Burk, W. L.,-Priv., Co. B, 10th Kan. Inf., (dead).
Brooks, W. E.,-Priv., Co. I, 16th Ia. Inf., Mel- rose, Kan.
Brown, T. V.,-Priv., Tex. Cav., Columbus, Kan. Bliss, D. M.,-Priv., Co. D, Ist W. Va. Art., Columbus, Kan.
Benn, J. H.,-Priv., Co. K, 49th Mo. Cav. (dead). Bell, James,-Priv., Co. E, 16th III. Inf., Colum- bus, Kan.
Bray, Sion P.,-2d Lt., Co. H, 64th Mo. Cav., Columbus, Kan.
Brown. N. C.,-Priv., Co. K, 137th N. Y. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
180
HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
Bryan, S.,-Priv., O. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Bell, J. M.,-Priv., Co. C, 16th Ill. Inf., Colum- bus, Kan.
Burnett, Geo.,-Serg., Co. B, 111th U. S. Inf., Keelville, Kan.
Boyer, Ralph,-Corp., Co. E, 78th Penn. Inf., Keelville, Kan.
Beal, G. H.,-Priv., Co. D, 23 Ill. Inf., Baxter Springs, Kan.
Brown, Thomas,-Priv., Co. K, 12th Mich. Inf., Galena, Kan.
Beaston, J. A.,-Priv., Co. C, 119th Ill. Inf., Ga- lena, Kan.
Butler, Geo. W.,-Priv., Co. B. 47th Mo. Inf .. Galena, Kan.
Black, Wm. C.,-Priv., Co. C, 8th Kan. Inf., Baxter Springs, Kan.
Boucher, N.,-Corp., Co. E, 12th Ill. Cav., Ga- lena, Kan.
Byrant, A. J.,-Priv., Co. F, 7th Mo. Cav., Ga- lena, Kan.
Betty, Robert C.,-Priv., Co. D, 126th Ill. Inf., Crestline, Kan.
Burrows, G. R.,-Priv., Co. H, 72d O. Inf. (P. O. unknown).
Beeman, A. R.,-Priv., Co. F, 22d O. Inf., Ga- lena, Kan.
Burton, George,-Priv., Co. D, 37th Ill. Inf., Hallowell, Kan.
Burrows, J. R.,-Priv., Co. E, 6Ist Ill. Inf., Crest- line, Kan.
Bailey, Geo. II.,-Priv., Co. K, Ist Mich. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Briggs, J. A.,-Priv., Co. A, 91st Ill. Inf. (dead.) Barmore. R. M.,-Corp., Co. A, 153d Ill. Inf., Hallowell, Kan.
Bidler, F.,-Priv., Co. E, 4Ist Ill. Inf., Colum- bus, Kan.
Bratton, Jas. T.,-Priv., Co. C, Kan. Militia (dead).
Brubaker, D. B.,-Priv., Co. C, 163d O. Nat. Guard (P. O. unknown).
Beach, Ira,-Priv., Co. D, 46th Ia. Inf., Sherwin, Kan.
Beckman, W. J.,-Bugler, Co. A, Ist Ia. Cav., Columbus, Kan.
Barrick, Geo. M.,-Ist Lt., 6th O. S. Shoot., Hallowell, Kan.
Barnes, Austin,-Priv., Co. G, 45th Ia. Inf., Starvale, Kan.
Browning, V. L.,-Priv., Co. D, 3d Mo. Cav., Mineral, Kan.
Beggs, Arch.,-Priv., Co. F, Soth Ill. Inf., Min- eral, Kan.
Bowers, James,-Priv., Co. C, 157th O. Inf., Co- lumbus, Kan.
Baker, H. L.,-Priv., Co. L, 2d Ill. Art., Colum- bus, Kan.
Bates, Uriah,-Ist Lt., Co. E, 5th Mo. Cav., Cherokee, Kan.
Branson, W. W.,-Priv., Co. G, 74th O. Inf., Cherokee, Kan.
Boyer, William,-Corp., Co. E, 9th Ill. Int., Cherokee, Kan.
Burris, Job H.,-Priv., Co. I, 14th Ill. Inf., McCune, Kan.
Bland, William,-Priv., Co. I, 154th Ill. Inf., McCune, Kan.
Brook, T. W.,-Priv., Co. D, 60th Ill. Inf., Sher- man, Kan.
Brook, Jas. H.,-Priv., Co. D, 60th Ill. Inf., Sherman, Kan.
Baird, W. W .- Priv., Co. K, Ioth Ill. Inf., Star- vale, Kan.
Barker, John M.,-Priv., Co. H, 2d Mo. Art., Scammon, Kan.
Baird, Giles H.,-Priv., Co. G, 2d Ill. Cav., Cher- okee, Kan.
Buchanan, L. A .- Priv., Co. G, 2d Mo. Cav., Scammon, Kan.
Bickle, Jolın C.,-Priv., Co. K, 139th Mo. Inf., Scammon, Kan.
Brundage, G. W.,-Priv., Co. A, 78th Ill. Inf., Weir, Kan.
Brownfield, A. S.,-Capt., Co. F, 7th O. Cav., Cherokee, Kan.
Barber, W. A.,-D. Maj., Co. G, 61st Ill. Inf., Weir, Kan.
Babcoke, Thos. J.,-Serg., Mo. Cav., Opolis, Kan.
Baker, Henry J.,-Priv., 10Ist Ind. Inf., Colum- bus, Kan.
Bartholomew, J. C.,-2d Lt., Co. K, 20th Ind. Inf., Columbus, Kan.
Crane, J. J.,-Corp. Co. F, 50th Mo. Inf., Ga- lena, Kan.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.