John Hayes, Jr. diary : manuscript

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Title: John Hayes, Jr. diary : manuscript
Creator: Hayes, John, Jr., 1826-
Published / Created: 1863 January 1-1864 January 1.
Publication Place: Kansas
Abstract: Printed diary, completed in manuscript and signed, kept by John Hayes, Jr., 1863 January 1-1864 January 1. Hayes describes his service recruiting and scouting for Kansas military units during the Civil War at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Scott, including the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, 13th Regular Kansas Volunteers, and 2nd Kansas (Colored) Volunteers
Description: John Hayes, Jr. (1826- ) of Freeport, Ohio, was a lawyer in Corydon, Iowa, when he joined the Union Army. By 1861 September, he was a private in the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. By 1863 June, he was assigned to the 2nd Kansas (Colored) Volunteers as Recruiting Lieutenant. Hayes was also responsible for scouting for the army and reporting on rebel troop movements near Fort Smith, Arkansas. In 1863 December, he was appointed as a lieutenant to raise the new 11th United States Colored Regiment.
In English.
Title devised by cataloger.
Provenance: Purchased from Between the Covers on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2017.
Extent: 1 volume (150 pages)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Diaries Kansas 19th century
Manuscripts
Resource Type: text
Subject (Geographic): Kansas.
Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
Fort Scott (Kan.)
Kansas
United States
Subject (Name): Hayes, John, Jr., 1826-
United States. Army
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 11th (1863-1866)
United States. Army. Kansas Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
United States. Army. Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1864)
Subject (Topic): African American troops
Officers
African American soldiers
African Americans
Soldiers
History
Subjects: Hayes, John, Jr., 1826-
United States. Army > African American troops
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 11th (1863-1866)
United States. Army. Kansas Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
United States. Army. Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1864)
United States. Army > Officers
African American soldiers > Kansas
African Americans > Kansas
Soldiers > Kansas
Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
Fort Scott (Kan.)
Kansas > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans
Kansas > 19th century

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Citation: John Hayes, Jr. Diary. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.