Charles Bates Jr., from Grasshopper Falls (Valley Falls), Kansas, enlisted in the 11th Kansas Infantry on August 15, 1862; he was mustered into federal service on September 15, 1862. In late April 1863 the 11th Kansas Infantry was reorganized as … Continue reading
Elijah Borland from Burlingame, Kansas, enlisted in Company I, 11th Kansas Infantry in September 1862; the regiment was reorganized in April 1863 as the 11th Kansas Cavalry. The 11th was involved in the 1864 battles against General Sterling Price at … Continue reading
Lucius Burdick enlisted as a private in Company E, 11th Kansas Volunteers, at Emporia, Kansas, on August 25, 1862, and was mustered into service on September 12, 1862. He was promoted to second lieutenant on January 19, 1864, at Benton … Continue reading
A native of Indiana, William Catt was a resident of Grasshopper Falls (Valley Falls), Jefferson County, Kansas, when he enlisted in Company I, 11th Kansas Cavalry in September 1862. Catt spent the next year and a half guarding the eastern … Continue reading
George W. Cook of Grasshopper Falls (Valley Falls), Kansas, enlisted in Company I, 11th Kansas Cavalry (originally the 11th Kansas Infantry) on September 1, 1862. He was wounded at the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas in December 1862, and was … Continue reading
Born on May 10, 1832, in Hinesburg, Vermont, William Pitt Deming moved with his family to Kalamazoo County, Michigan, in 1833. After working on his father’s farm, Deming moved to Burlingame, Kansas, in 1860. On September 4, 1862, Deming enlisted … Continue reading
Charles Drew was one of four brothers from Burlingame, Kansas, who enlisted in the 11th Kansas Infantry on September 1, 1862; they were all mustered into Company I on September 15, 1862. Charles was promoted to corporal, and was wounded … Continue reading
George Drew was one of four brothers from Burlingame, Kansas, who enlisted in the 11th Kansas Infantry on September 1, 1862; they were all mustered into Company I on September 15, 1862. George was wounded at the Battle of Prairie … Continue reading
Josiah R. Drew was one of four brothers from Burlingame, Kansas, who enlisted in the Union army. He first joined Company D, 2nd Kansas Infantry on May 14, 1861 as a private, and participated in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. … Continue reading
James Edgar joined Company H, 11th Missouri Cavalry, as a private, on July 28, 1863; he was promoted to acting regimental sergeant major on December 11, 1863, and to first lieutenant of Company I on June 18, 1864. The 11th … Continue reading
Thomas Ewing Jr. was born on August 7, 1829, in Lancaster, Ohio; he was the foster brother of General William Tecumseh Sherman, who also became his brother-in-law when he married Ewing’s sister. Ewing studied and practiced law from 1852 through … Continue reading
Charles Goodier of Burlingame, Kansas, enlisted on May 14, 1861, and mustered into service on June 20, 1861, as a private in Company I, 2nd Kansas Infantry, at Lawrence, Kansas, for a period of three months. Goodier and the 2nd … Continue reading
Lewis Joy from Burlingame, Kansas, enlisted in the 11th Kansas Cavalry on September 1, 1862; he mustered in on September 15, 1862, as captain in command of Company I. The four Drew brothers (William, George, Josiah, Charles) were mustered in … Continue reading
Eugene Kent enlisted on September 5, 1862, and was mustered into Company I, 11th Kansas Cavalry on September 15, 1862, as a private. In September 1863 he was promoted to corporal; on August 22, 1864, he received a discharge for … Continue reading
