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Proclamation Activating the 19th Kansas Volunteer Regiment

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Creator: Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913

Date: September 14, 1868

Level of Description: Item

Material Type: Photograph

Call Number: B Crawford, Samuel *12

Unit ID: 758

Summary: This proclamation, signed by Governor Samuel J. Crawford in 1868, activated the 19th Kansas Volunteer Regiment. This regiment was created specifically to fight in any impending conflicts between native tribes and the U.S. government. According to this proclamation, the 19th Kansas would be composed of five companies of cavalry (80 to 100 each) serving for a period of three months.

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Title (Main title): Proclamation Activating the 19th Kansas Volunteer Regiment

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