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>From: "Listmanager"
>To: (Recipients of 'ksatchison-query' suppressed)
>Subject: 18th Kansas State Militia
>Date: Wed, Nov 24, 1999, 9:33 PM
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> From: "Steve Sanders"
>
> My great-grandfather, Benjamin Franklin SANDERS, immigrated from St. Louis,
> MO to the town of Monrovia,KS in 1857 and moved to Pardee two years later.
> While living in Pardee he joined the 18th Kansas State Militia which was
> recruited from both Atchison and Doniphan counties. This unit was commanded
> by a Col. McQuigg (or Quigg), and Benjamin's company officer was Cpt
> Whittaker. In October 1864, this unit along with many others was activated
> during the emergency which attended Confederate General Sterling Price's
> raid up through Missouri. Supposedly, the 18th KSM accompanied Jim Lane's
> foray across the border into Missouri and fought in a holding action
> outside of Lexington, MO at the Little Blue river on 20 Oct 1864. The
> "Battle of the Blue" was fought the next day and the "Battle of Westport"
> the day after that.
>
> I am seeking any information about the 18th KSM and am especially
> interested in learning whether it ever saw any actual combat during these
> three days of fighting. If anyone reading this posting has a copy of the
> Adjutant General of Kansas' report for the 18th KSM I would appreciate your
> sending me a copy. I could provide a fax number for this purpose. Also, are
> there any files for local or regional newspapers which were being published
> contemporary with these events? No newspaper holdings are listed on the
> Atchison County Genealogical Society website for this early period, but I
> am still hoping to locate local news accounts describing the 18th KSM's
> involvement (if any).
> Thanks,
> Steve Sanders
> San Francisco, CA
> ssanders@sirius.com
>
>
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I have no info on this matter, HOWEVER, I know my ggggrandfather, James
Lawhon, also served with a Union Detachment out of Atchison Kansas during
the Civil War...
I will keep an eye open for additional info on this, and send it in, if I
come across pertenent info.