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4th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 4th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment, whose lineage is traced back to the mid-19th century.
The 4th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment, whose lineage is traced back to the mid-19th century.
Amos Adams Lawrence
Amos Adams Lawrence (July 31, 1814 – August 22, 1886), the son of famed philanthropist Amos Lawrence, was a key figure in the United States abolition movement in the years leading up to the Civi...
Amos Adams Lawrence (July 31, 1814 – August 22, 1886), the son of famed philanthropist Amos Lawrence, was a key figure in the United States abolition movement in the years leading up to the Civi...
Andrew Butler
Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796 May 25, 1857) was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Andrew Pickens Butler (November 18, 1796 May 25, 1857) was an United States Senator and one of the authors of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
August Bondi
August Bondi (Jewish name Anshl)(July 21, 1833, Vienna Austria–1907, USA) was involved in what he called the Border War, but is now usually called Bleeding Kansas, and latter the American Civil War.
August Bondi (Jewish name Anshl)(July 21, 1833, Vienna Austria–1907, USA) was involved in what he called the Border War, but is now usually called Bleeding Kansas, and latter the American Civil War.
Battle of Black Jack
The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when anti-slavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas.
The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when anti-slavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas.
Battle of Osawatomie
The Battle of Osawatomie happened on August 30, 1856 when 250-300 Border Ruffians led by John W. Reid and Rev.
The Battle of Osawatomie happened on August 30, 1856 when 250-300 Border Ruffians led by John W. Reid and Rev.
Beecher's Bibles
"Beecher's Bibles" was the name given to the breech loading Sharps rifles that were supplied to the anti-slavery immigrants in Kansas.
"Beecher's Bibles" was the name given to the breech loading Sharps rifles that were supplied to the anti-slavery immigrants in Kansas.
Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow
Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow was a Missouri Attorney General, a high ranking border ruffian and one of the organizers of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow was a Missouri Attorney General, a high ranking border ruffian and one of the organizers of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a series of violent political confrontations involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements, that...
Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a series of violent political confrontations involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian" elements, that...
Border Ruffian
To abolitionists and other Free-Staters, who desired Kansas to be admitted to the Union as a free state, they were collectively known as Border Ruffians.
To abolitionists and other Free-Staters, who desired Kansas to be admitted to the Union as a free state, they were collectively known as Border Ruffians.
Bushwhacker
Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few gover...
Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few gover...
Charles W. Dow
Charles W. Dow(unknown-November 21, 1855) was an early Kansas settler who became the first person murdered in Kansas after being shot by Franklin Coleman.
Charles W. Dow(unknown-November 21, 1855) was an early Kansas settler who became the first person murdered in Kansas after being shot by Franklin Coleman.
David Rice Atchison
David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri.
David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri.
Edward Daniels
Edward Daniels (1828–1916) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved west to Wisconsin at the age of 21 to pursue a career as a geologist and academic.
Edward Daniels (1828–1916) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved west to Wisconsin at the age of 21 to pursue a career as a geologist and academic.
Eli Thayer
Eli Thayer (1819–1899) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861.
Eli Thayer (1819–1899) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861.
Free-Stater (Kansas)
Free-Stater was the name given those settlers in Kansas Territory during the Bleeding Kansas era in the 1850s who opposed the extension of slavery to Kansas.
Free-Stater was the name given those settlers in Kansas Territory during the Bleeding Kansas era in the 1850s who opposed the extension of slavery to Kansas.
George W. L. Bickley
George Washington Lafayette Bickley (c.
George Washington Lafayette Bickley (c.
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was a prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century.
Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was a prominent Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and speaker in the mid to late 19th century.
Henry Washington Younger
Henry Washington Younger was a businessman and father to the Younger outlaws Cole, Jim, John and Bob.
Henry Washington Younger was a businessman and father to the Younger outlaws Cole, Jim, John and Bob.
Indian cavalry
Indian cavalry is the name collectively given to the Midwest and Eastern American Indians who fought during the American Civil War, most of them on horseback and for the South.
Indian cavalry is the name collectively given to the Midwest and Eastern American Indians who fought during the American Civil War, most of them on horseback and for the South.
James G. Birney
James Gillespie Birney was an abolitionist, politician and jurist born in Danville, Kentucky.
James Gillespie Birney was an abolitionist, politician and jurist born in Danville, Kentucky.
James Henry Lane (Indiana and Kansas)
James Henry Lane also known as Jim Lane (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866) was a partisan during the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the American Civil War.
James Henry Lane also known as Jim Lane (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866) was a partisan during the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the American Civil War.
James W. Denver
James William Denver was an American politician, soldier, lawyer, and esteemed actor.
James William Denver was an American politician, soldier, lawyer, and esteemed actor.
Jayhawker
Jayhawkers is a term that came to prominence just before the American Civil War in Bleeding Kansas, where it was adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause.
Jayhawkers is a term that came to prominence just before the American Civil War in Bleeding Kansas, where it was adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause.
John Allen Wakefield
John Allen Wakefield (February 11, 1797 – June 18, 1873) was an American historian, politician, soldier, physician, and lawyer.
John Allen Wakefield (February 11, 1797 – June 18, 1873) was an American historian, politician, soldier, physician, and lawyer.
John Brown (abolitionist)
John Brown was an American revolutionary abolitionist, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery in the United States.
John Brown was an American revolutionary abolitionist, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery in the United States.
John Noland
John Noland was a black man who fought for the Confederate States of America with William Quantrill, and helped scout Lawrence, Kansas, before the raid by Quantrill's men in 1863.
John Noland was a black man who fought for the Confederate States of America with William Quantrill, and helped scout Lawrence, Kansas, before the raid by Quantrill's men in 1863.
John Ritchie (abolitionist)
John Ritchie (July 17, 1817 – August 31, 1887) was an abolitionist who moved from Franklin, Indiana to Topeka, Kansas Territory, in early spring of 1855 in search of cheap land and to help...
John Ritchie (July 17, 1817 – August 31, 1887) was an abolitionist who moved from Franklin, Indiana to Topeka, Kansas Territory, in early spring of 1855 in search of cheap land and to help...
Joseph O. Shelby
Joseph Orville Shelby (December 12, 1830 – February 13, 1897) was a noted Confederate cavalry general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.
Joseph Orville Shelby (December 12, 1830 – February 13, 1897) was a noted Confederate cavalry general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.
Joseph Pomeroy Root
Joseph Pomeroy Root (born Greenwich, Massachusetts, April 3, 1826; died Kansas City, Kansas, July 20, 1885) was an American doctor, politician, and leader of the Free Staters.
Joseph Pomeroy Root (born Greenwich, Massachusetts, April 3, 1826; died Kansas City, Kansas, July 20, 1885) was an American doctor, politician, and leader of the Free Staters.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine...
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowed settlers in those territories to determine...
Kansas–Nebraska Act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands that would help the settlers settle in them, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowe...
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands that would help the settlers settle in them, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and allowe...
Lawrence Berry Washington
Lawrence Berry Washington was an American lawyer, military officer, author, Forty-niner, and a member of the Washington family.
Lawrence Berry Washington was an American lawyer, military officer, author, Forty-niner, and a member of the Washington family.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County.
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County.
Leavenworth Constitution
The Leavenworth Constitution was one of four Kansas state constitutions proposed during the era of Bleeding Kansas.
The Leavenworth Constitution was one of four Kansas state constitutions proposed during the era of Bleeding Kansas.
Lecompton Constitution
The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas (it was preceded by the Topeka Constitution and was followed by the Leavenworth and Wyandotte).
The Lecompton Constitution was the second of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas (it was preceded by the Topeka Constitution and was followed by the Leavenworth and Wyandotte).
Mahaffie House
The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site, locally known as the Mahaffie farmstead, is located in Olathe, Kansas.
The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site, locally known as the Mahaffie farmstead, is located in Olathe, Kansas.
Marais des Cygnes massacre
The Marais des Cygnes Massacre is considered the last significant act of violence in Bleeding Kansas prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
The Marais des Cygnes Massacre is considered the last significant act of violence in Bleeding Kansas prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Mount Oread
Mount Oread is a mountain located in Lawrence, Kansas, at approximately 38°57'47.32"N, 95°15'25.51"W. It sits on the water divide between the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers.
Mount Oread is a mountain located in Lawrence, Kansas, at approximately 38°57'47.32"N, 95°15'25.51"W. It sits on the water divide between the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers.
Nathaniel Lyon
Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict.
Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict.
New England Emigrant Aid Company
The New England Emigrant Aid Company was a transportation company in Boston, Massachusetts, created to transport immigrants to the Kansas Territory to shift the balance of power so that Kansas ...
The New England Emigrant Aid Company was a transportation company in Boston, Massachusetts, created to transport immigrants to the Kansas Territory to shift the balance of power so that Kansas ...
Origins of the American Civil War
Historians debating the origins of the American Civil War focus on the reasons seven states declared their secession from the U.S. and joined to form the Confederate States of America.
Historians debating the origins of the American Civil War focus on the reasons seven states declared their secession from the U.S. and joined to form the Confederate States of America.
Pottawatomie Massacre
The Pottawatomie Massacre occurred during the night of May 24 and the morning of May 25, 1865.
The Pottawatomie Massacre occurred during the night of May 24 and the morning of May 25, 1865.
Pottawatomie Rifles
The Pottawatomie Rifles was a group of about one hundred abolitionist (or free state) Kansas settlers of Franklin and Anderson counties, both of which are along the Pottawatomie Creek.
The Pottawatomie Rifles was a group of about one hundred abolitionist (or free state) Kansas settlers of Franklin and Anderson counties, both of which are along the Pottawatomie Creek.
Quantrill's Raiders
Quantrill's Raiders were a loosely organized force of pro-Confederate Partisan rangers, "bushwhackers", who fought in the American Civil War under the leadership of William Clarke Quantrill.
Quantrill's Raiders were a loosely organized force of pro-Confederate Partisan rangers, "bushwhackers", who fought in the American Civil War under the leadership of William Clarke Quantrill.
Sacking of Lawrence
In the northern spring of 1856, the Sacking of Lawrence helped ratchet up the guerrilla war in Kansas Territory that became known as Bleeding Kansas.
In the northern spring of 1856, the Sacking of Lawrence helped ratchet up the guerrilla war in Kansas Territory that became known as Bleeding Kansas.
Secret Six
The Secret Six, or the Secret Committee of Six, were six wealthy and influential men who secretly funded the American abolitionist, John Brown.
The Secret Six, or the Secret Committee of Six, were six wealthy and influential men who secretly funded the American abolitionist, John Brown.
Silas Soule
Silas Stillman Soule (July 26, 1838 – April 23, 1865) was a Massachusetts abolitionist, Kansas Territory Jayhawker, and a soldier in the Colorado infantry and cavalry during the American C...
Silas Stillman Soule (July 26, 1838 – April 23, 1865) was a Massachusetts abolitionist, Kansas Territory Jayhawker, and a soldier in the Colorado infantry and cavalry during the American C...
Slave Power
The Slave Power (often called the "Slaveocracy") was a term used in the United States ca.
The Slave Power (often called the "Slaveocracy") was a term used in the United States ca.
The Slave Power
The Slave Power was a term used in the Northern United States to characterize the political power of the slaveholding class in the South.
The Slave Power was a term used in the Northern United States to characterize the political power of the slaveholding class in the South.
Thomas Barber
Thomas Barber (February 22, 1814 – December 6, 1855) was a settler who came to Douglas County, Kansas in 1855 from Richmond, Indiana and settled in the Bloomington area.
Thomas Barber (February 22, 1814 – December 6, 1855) was a settler who came to Douglas County, Kansas in 1855 from Richmond, Indiana and settled in the Bloomington area.
Thomas Ewing, Jr.
Thomas Ewing, Jr. was an attorney, the first chief justice of Kansas and leading free state advocate, Union Army general during the American Civil War, and two-term United States Congressman fro...
Thomas Ewing, Jr. was an attorney, the first chief justice of Kansas and leading free state advocate, Union Army general during the American Civil War, and two-term United States Congressman fro...
Topeka Constitution
The Topeka Constitutional Convention was held in October 1855 in the town of Topeka, Kansas Territory.
The Topeka Constitutional Convention was held in October 1855 in the town of Topeka, Kansas Territory.
Vinland, Kansas
Vinland is a small agricultural unincorporated community south of the city of Lawrence and near Baldwin City in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
Vinland is a small agricultural unincorporated community south of the city of Lawrence and near Baldwin City in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
Wakarusa War
The Wakarusa War was a skirmish that took place in Kansas Territory during November and December 1855 as part of the Bleeding Kansas violence.
The Wakarusa War was a skirmish that took place in Kansas Territory during November and December 1855 as part of the Bleeding Kansas violence.
William Quantrill
William Clarke Quantrill was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War.
William Clarke Quantrill was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War.
William S. Harney
William Selby Harney (22 August 1800 – 9 May 1889) was a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and the Indian Wars.
William Selby Harney (22 August 1800 – 9 May 1889) was a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and the Indian Wars.
Wyandotte Constitution
The present Constitution of the State of Kansas was originally known as the Wyandotte Constitution to distinguish it from three proposed constitutions that preceded it.
The present Constitution of the State of Kansas was originally known as the Wyandotte Constitution to distinguish it from three proposed constitutions that preceded it.