Examination of John A. Denny

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Title: Examination of John A. Denny
Alternate Title: Oath of Loyalty
Creator: John A. Denny
Description: This is John A. Denny's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Denny, a 58-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in North Carolina and that he served in the Home Guards during the Civil War. He says that he "was struck with astonishment and surprise" when he heard that Gen. Price captured Gen. Mulligan's army at Lexington, Missouri. The oath, labeled No. 71 in a bound volume, was signed by Denny in 1866.
Date: 1866
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
Missouri military units (Union)
Battle of Hemp Bales / Battle of Lexington
People: John A. Denny
Sterling Price
Geographic Subject: Liberty, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri
Object Type: Government Document
Owning Organization: Charles F. Curry Library, William Jewell College
Location: William Jewell Special Collections, Missouri Collection, E2: Volume 1.
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