This diary details several important Civil War events as described by its author, Samuel J. Reader. As a result, this diary allows the student to read a brief first-hand account of the Battle of Big Blue, Price's raid, and the Battle of Mine Creek.

KS: 7th: 2.6: important events in Kansas during the Civil War

Item Number: 206900
Call Number: Reader, Samuel James, Coll. 483, Box 4, Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 206900

Collections - Manuscript - Reader, Samuel James - Autobiographies
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1854 to 1865 (Benchmark 2) - Civil War in Kansas (Indicator 6) - Battle of Mine Creek
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Military - Service - Militias - Kansas State Militia Second Regiment
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of Mine Creek
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of the Blue
Military - Wars - Civil War - Price's Raid
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Drawing
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Painting
People - Notable Kansans - Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914
Places - Cities and towns - Soldier
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Other States - Missouri
Places - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Kansas City
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Art objects - Original art - Drawings
Type of Material - Art objects - Original art - Paintings
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Reminiscences and Memoirs