William May, from Grasshopper Falls (Valley Falls), Kansas, enlisted on August 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company I, 11th Kansas Cavalry, on September 15, 1862, as a private. He was promoted to corporal on July 1, 1864. The 11th … Continue reading
This photograph is of 19-year-old Thomas Moody who joined Company F, 11th Missouri State Militia Cavalry at Macon City, Missouri, on March 14, 1862. The 11th was consolidated with the 2nd Missouri State Militia Cavalry that October. Moody served with … Continue reading
Thomas Murray was born in Kentucky on May 2, 1835; he later moved to Missouri and became a newspaper editor. On July 4, 1861, he joined the 4th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Missouri State Guard at Warsaw, Missouri, and was … Continue reading
Reuben Playford enlisted on May 14, 1861, as a musician in Company D, 2nd Kansas Infantry; he fought at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861, and reportedly was near General Nathaniel Lyon when he was killed. He … Continue reading
Preston Plumb was born in Ohio in 1837; he moved to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1856 to support the Free State movement and was one of the founders of Emporia, Kansas. With the start of the Civil War, Plumb joined the … Continue reading
Andrew M. Stoddard, from Burlingame, Kansas, enlisted in Company I, 11th Kansas Infantry on September 1, 1862, as a private; his brother Truman H. Stoddard enlisted with him. In April 1863 the 11th Kansas Infantry was reorganized as the 11th … Continue reading
Harrison VanSlyke (alias Samuel H. VanSlyck) enlisted on August 17, 1862, and was mustered into Company I, 11th Kansas Infantry, on September 15, 1862. The 11th Kansas Cavalry was reorganized as the 11th Kansas Infantry in April 1863, at Kansas … Continue reading
