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 Kansas Cavalry. The 11th Kansas Cavalry fought in the 1864 battles of Lexington, Little Blue River, Independence, Byram’s Ford, Westport, and Mine Creek.

Andrew Stoddard and his brother were mustered out on September 26, 1865.

Tintype and Carte-de-Visite by Unknown Photographer

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30676