| REGIMENTAL HISTORY |
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| The Thirteenth Regiment Kansas Infantry Volunteers was raised under a call made by President Lincoln in July 1862 for 300,000 volunteers: |
| 13th Regiment, Kansas Infantry Volunteers |
| Executive Mansion Washington, July 1, 1862. To the Governors of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Michigan, Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and the President of the Military Board of Kentucky: Gentlemen: Fully concurring in the wisdom of the views expressed to me in so patriotic a manner by you in the communication of the 28th day of June, I have decided to call into the service an additional force of 300,000 men. I suggest and recommend that the troops should be chiefly of infantry. The quota of your State would be---. I trust that they may be enrolled without delay, so as to bring this unnecessary and injurious civil war to a speedy and satisfactory conclusion. An order fixing the quotas of the respective States will be issued by the War Department to-morrow. ABRAHAM LINCOLN |
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| Under the President's call, the quota of Kansas was three regiments of Infantry. James H. Lane, U.S. Senator from Kansas, was authorized to superintend the recruiting of all three regiments. Creation of the Regiment In August 1862 Cyrus Leland was appointed Recruiting Commissioner for the counties of Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Marshall and Nemaha. A general rendezvous was established at Camp Staton, city of Atchison. The men composing the Regiment were substantial citizens of the community. Most were men of families and property, principally farmers. The recruits were organized as a regiment on September 10, 1862. Upon being mustered into service at Camp Staton, Kansas by mustering officer 2nd Lt. William M Watts, 3rd U.S. Cavalry on September 20, 1862, the regiment was attached to the Department of Missouri. |
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| The regiment spent almost all of the latter part of its career on garrison service in Western Arkansas and in the eastern part of the Indian territory. Operations about Webber Falls, Indian Territory duty there until Sep15 March to Scullyville, Indian Territory scout duty until Oct 1 March to Van Buren, Ark duty there until Feb 1865 Companies B, E and F garrison at Ft. Smith, Ark Mar 1864-Feb 1865 Companies A, C, D, G, H and I garrison duty Little Rock Feb-Jun 1865 Companies again consolidated at Little Rock, Ark June 1865 Mustered out of Federal Service Little Rock, Ark June 26, 1865 Returned to Kansas & discharged Ft. Leavenworth July 13, 1865 |
| Staff Officers Colonel - Thomas M. Bowen, from Captain Co. K, 9th Kansas Cavalry Lieutenant Colonel - John R. Wheeler Major - Caleb A. Woolworth, from Private Co. B, 10th Kansas Infantry Adjutant - William P. Badger Quartermaster - Sen. Cyrus Leland Surgeon - William M. Grimes Assistant Surgeon - John Becker Chaplain - Daniel A. Murdock Assignments of the Regiment Second Brigade, First Division, Army of the Frontier Sep 1862 - Feb 1863 Department of Missouri Attached, District of Southwest Missouri Feb 1863 - Jun 1863 Department of Missouri Attached, District of the Frontier Jun 1863 - Dec 1863 Department of Missouri Third Brigade, District of the Frontier Dec 1863 - Jan 1864 Department of Missouri Third Brigade, District of the Frontier Jan 1864 - Feb 1865 Department of Arkansas First Brigade, Third Division, VII Corps Feb 1865 Departmant of Arkansas First Brigade, Second Division, VII Corps Feb 1865 Department of Arkansas First Brigade, First Division, VII Corps Feb 1865 - Jun 1865 Department of Arkansas |
| Service Action, Newtonia, Mo. Sep 29, 1862 Details of Newtonia Occuption of Newtonia Oct 4, 1862 March to Old Ft. Wayne arrived Oct 29, 1862 Engagement, Cane Hill, Arkansas Nov 28, 1862 Details of Cane Hill Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas Dec 7, 1862 Details of Prairie Grove Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren, Ark Dec 27-31, 1862 Capture of Van Buren, Ark Dec 29 March to Springfield, Mo. (duty there until May) Jan 7, 1863 March to Ft. Scott, Ks & Drywood (duty there until Aug) May 19-29, 1863 Blunt's Arkansas Campaign Aug 8-31, 1863 Capture of Ft. Smith Ark Aug 31, 1863 |