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Title: Examination of James H. Gant
Description: This is James H. Gant's Oath of Loyalty to the United States, signed October 13, 1866. Gant, a 78-year-old North Carolina resident, states that he has resided in Missouri since 1838. He says he "told [Col.] Penick to enroll me as loyal" in 1862, but admits that Penick required him to give bond "against my consent." The oath is No. 164 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 13, 1866

Title: Examination of Thomas S. Dabney
Description: This is Thomas S. Dabney's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dabney, a 54-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, originally from Virginia, states that during the Civil War, he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government by "fulfilling all my duties to the best of my ability and skill." The oath, No. 4 in a bound volume, was signed by Dabney in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of J.T.V. Thompson
Description: This is an unsigned Oath of Loyalty to the United States, No. 5 in a bound volume of oaths taken in 1866-1888 by Clay County, Missouri voters. The document bears the name of J.T.V. Thompson, a resident of Liberty, Missouri.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Mulford Rose
Description: This is Mulford Rose's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Rose, a 35-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he was born in Pennsylvania and that he served in the militia in Kansas during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 33 in a bound volume, was signed by Rose in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of William A. Morton
Description: This is William A. Morton's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Morton, a 54-year-old Kentucky native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 24 years and served in the U.S. army during the war. He also says he used his influence "to prevent persons going into rebellion." The oath is No. 196 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Henry Weber
Description: This is Henry Weber's Oath of Loyalty to the United States, signed October 13, 1866. Weber, a 39-year-old native of Switzerland, states that he has resided in Missouri for 22 years and served in the militia for 16 months during the war. The oath is No. 163 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 13, 1866

Title: Examination of Thomas Field
Description: This is Thomas Field's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Field, a 52-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, originally from Kentucky, states that during the Civil War he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government by "staying at home." The oath, No. 11 in a bound volume, was signed by Field in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Carter Dale
Description: This is Carter Dale's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Dale describes himself as a 45-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri who was born in Kentucky. He states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "staying at home and giving everything to them they called for." The oath, labeled No. 107 in a bound volume, was signed by Dale on October 6, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 6, 1866

Title: Examination of Ephraim D. Murray
Description: This is Ephraim D. Murray's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Murray describes himself as a 62-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri who was born in Tennessee. He states that he opposed the enemies of the United States Government during the Civil War "by not giving them aid or comfort." The oath, labeled No. 98 in a bound volume, was signed by Murray on October 6, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: October 6, 1866

Title: Examination of John Menefee
Description: This is John Menefee's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Menefee, a 70-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the Union during the Civil War by feeding U.S. troops and furnishing them with supplies. The oath, labeled No. 51 in a bound volume, was signed by Menefee in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Karl Faller
Description: This is Karl Faller's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Faller, a 56-year-old resident of Liberty, Missouri, states that he served in the Missouri State Militia during the Civil War. The oath, labeled No. 31 in a bound volume, was signed by Faller in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of Timothy Noonan
Description: This is Timothy Noonan's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Noonan, a 30-year-old native of Ireland, states that he has lived in Missouri for 11 years, and was enrolled by the military authorities as "loyal" in 1862. The oath is No. 232 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: From Willard P. Hall to Hamilton R. Gamble
Description: On August 31, 1863, Willard Hall writes from Headquarters, State of Missouri in St. Louis to Missouri Gov. Hamilton R. Gamble. Hall refers to "an order from Gen. Ewing"--presumably Order No. 11--and predicts that Jackson and Cass Counties in Missouri "will be laid waste" after its implementation. Hall adds that he will continue to protect the Missouri counties of Clay and Platte.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: August 31, 1863

Title: Examination of James Gates
Description: This is James Gates's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Gates, a 21-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Kentucky and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by staying at home. The oath, labeled No. 75 in a bound volume, was signed by Gates in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of William Bailey
Description: This unsigned Oath of Loyalty comes from a bound volume of oaths sworn between 1866-1888 by Clay County, Missouri voters. The document bears the name of William Bailey, a 22-year-old resident of Clay County who was born in Illinois.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of H.C. Everett
Description: This is H.C. Everett's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Everett, a 39-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he obeyed all the laws of the United States during the Civil War, and sympathized with both parties in the War because "I had friends in both." The oath, labeled No. 69 in a bound volume, was signed by Everett on September 29, 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: September 29, 1866

Title: Examination of Larkin Bradford
Description: This is Larkin Bradford's 1866 Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Bradford, a 52-year-old Tennessee native, states that he has lived in Missouri for 18 years and manifested his loyalty during the war by "attending to my own business and letting everything else alone." Bradford declares that he cannot recall his feelings about the Federal defeat at Bull Run in 1861, and describes the question as "irrelevant." The oath is No. 179 in a bound volume.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of W.H. Ellis
Description: This is W.H. Ellis's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Ellis, a 35-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Tennessee and that he demonstrated his loyalty to the United States Government during the Civil War by "taking care of my family the best I could." The oath, labeled No. 120 in a bound volume, was signed by Ellis in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of William Galvin
Description: This is William Galvin's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. Galvin, a resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he was born in Ireland and that he aided the United States Government during the Civil War by serving in the militia. The oath, labeled No. 57 in a bound volume, was signed by Galvin in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Title: Examination of William A. King
Description: This is William A. King's Oath of Loyalty to the United States. King, a 34-year-old resident of Clay County, Missouri, states that he demonstrated his loyalty to the Union during the Civil War by "risking my life as a Provost Marshall." The oath, labeled No. 46 in a bound volume, was signed by King in 1866.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: 1866

Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865

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