Letters Sent (Provost Marshal, Northern District of Kansas)

Civil War

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Title: Letters Sent (Provost Marshal, Northern District of Kansas)
Creator: J. McCahon
Description: This notebook contains copies of correspondence sent by the Provost Marshal's Office, Northern District of Kansas in Leavenworth, Kansas, between August and December 1865. The correspondence addresses topics such as enrollment, desertions, and recruitment efforts. Participants in the correspondence include Quarter Master General M.C. Miegs; Assistant Secretary of War C.A. Dana; and Capt. J. McCahon, Provost Marshal for the Northern District of Kansas.
Date: August 1865-December 1865
Local Subject: Kansas military units
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
African Americans
People: J. McCahon
Geographic Subject: Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Jefferson County, Kansas
Doniphan County, Kansas
Owning Organization: National Archives at Kansas City
Location: Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), RG110: KS 6545; Box 5, Folder 4 of 4; Vol. 4 of 5
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