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Kansas provided 20,149 of her sons for the war effort which translates to 0.5% (ranked 31st out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of ?? raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. Kansas had 1 Union P.O.W. Camps at
Fort Riley
The Kansas flag consists of a dark blue field with the state seal in the center. A sunflower on a bar of twisted gold lies above the seal, and below the seal is the word “Kansas”. The seal contains a landscape that includes a rising sun, representing the east; and a river and steamboat, representing commerce.
In the foreground, a settler's cabin and a man plowing a field represent agriculture. A wagon train heads west and buffalo are seen fleeing from 2 Indians. Around the top of the seal is a cluster of 34 stars.
The state motto “Ad astra per aspera” appears above the stars. Translated - “To the stars through difficulties” .
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| Union - 43 States and Territories |
| Soldiers (White) recruited |
18,069 |
| Sailors/Marines (White) |
?? |
| Colored Troops |
2,080 |
| Total number of men recruited |
20,149 |
| % of Union Army |
0.7% |
| % of state's population |
18.8% |
| Overall rank |
23 |
| Regiments of foreign-born soldiers |
1st Infantry: 1 company, German
2nd Infantry: half-German |
| Union Army Deaths |
| Killed/Mortally Wounded |
737 |
| Disease |
1,638 |
| Disease in Prison |
36 |
| Accidents/Drowning |
104 |
| Killed After Capture |
11 |
| Murdered |
8 |
| Suicide |
3 |
| Sunstroke |
1 |
| Military Execution |
4 |
| Executed By Enemy |
2 |
| Known/Not Classified |
28 |
| Unknown |
58 |
| Total |
2,630 |
| State Military Units |
| Artillery |
6 batteries |
| Cavalry |
10 regiments
1 battalion |
| Infantry |
13 regiments
1 company |
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