8th Kansas Infantry

This is one of my relatives who fought and died for this country, by the way, this is not my email its my wife's

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Philipp enlisted at Levenworth, KS. on Sept. 6, 1861. He was wounded in the right thigh at the Battle of Chicamauga on Sept. 19, 1863. He mustered out on Sept. 8, 1864. He is my gggg-grandfather. He was born in 1816 in Alsace Lorraine(we think) & died Feb. 10, 1896 in St. Joseph, MO. He is buried in Laurel Cemetery in Weston, MO.

I have a letter that C.W. Rust, my gggf wrote to his Mother in August 1864 before Atlanta. His leg was amputated as a result of injuries sustained during the war. He lived to an old age and we have a picture of him both in his Civil War uniform and in a wheelchair in later years, along with the letter that was held together with a small nail. It is 5 handwritten pages.

Joshua P. Brown was from Turkey Creek near Seneca, Kansas. His wife died 2 months after he left for the war and left 2 children Francis Pilcher and Charles Wesley. He was promoted from Private to Corporal and then to Sergeant after Missionary Ridge. He sold his homestead in Nemaha, Nemha KS in 1866, homsteaded in Johnson County, Nebraska after the war; moved to Great Bend, Kansas and homesteaded there, then on to Glen Elder, Kansas and finally to Yamhill County in Oregon. He is buried in Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland Oregon.

he was in the kansas home guard and activated into the regular army service. had served 5 years in the army in fort bridger wyoming from 1855 to 1860.later joined the kansas home guard to protect the border from missouri raiders.

Served in the 8th Kansas Cavalry, Co. I during the Civil War. Unit roster database displays the following: Name: Slawson, Charles Rank: Sergeant Residence: Spring Hill, Illinois Date of muster: Sep 20, 1861 Remarks:Promoted to Corporal Jan 30, 1862. Promoted to Sergeant Jan 1, 1864. Promoted 1st Lieut Oct 21, 1864. Mustered out with regiment, November 28, 1865

Jesse Slawson served in the 8th Kansas Cavalry, Co. I during the Civil War. Unit roster database displays the following: Name: Slawson, Jesse Rank: Private Residence: Spring Hill, Illinois Date of muster: Sep 20, 1861 Remarks: Mustered out Sept. 20, '64, Chattanooga, Tenn.; wounded in action Sept. 19, 1863, Chicamauga, Ga.

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