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Letter to Col. Thomas M. Bowen from Ward Burlingame
Ward Burlingame
Mr. Burlingame writes to Col. Bowen regarding commissions for him and several other military officers.
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Letter enclosed with Thomas Bowen's commission
Ward Burlingame
A letter from Ward Burlingame that was enclosed with commissions for Thomas Bowen and Lt. Col. Wheeler.
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Letter written to the Hon. S. C. Pomeroy
A two page letter written by Col. Bowen to S. C. Pomeroy regarding a possible reorganization of his unit
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Letter of acceptance of rank of Colonel signed by Thomas M. Bowen
Thomas Mead Bowen 1835-1906
A letter and envelope signed by Thomas M. Bowen which states his acceptance of his new rank of Colonel
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Envelope that contained the commission of Thomas Bowen
Charles Robinson 1818-1894
An envelope that contained the commission of Thomas Bowen as Captain of Company K of the 9th Kansas Cavalry.
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Special order no. 85 promoting Thomas Bowen to Colonel
Lyman Scott Jr.
A special order from the 1st Division Army headquarters to promote Thomas Bowen to colonel.
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Appointment of Colonel from the President of the United States for Thomas Bowen
Edwin Lamson Stanton 1842-1877
A letter detailing the appointment of Thomas M. Bowen as Colonel of the 13th Regiment Kansas Volunteers signed by the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton.
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Telegram and envelope for Col. Bowen
Norton Parker Chipman 1836-1924
A telegram that tells Col. Bowen to expedite business for the regiment to embark on its mission.
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Certification of the newly formed 13th Regiment of the Kansas Volunteers
William M. Watts
Two different pages that have the same information regarding the certification of the 13th Regiment
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Order for Col. Bowen to Report to Atchison, Kansas
T. J. Weed
An order for Col. Thomas Bowen to assume command of his regiment.
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Order for Thomas Bowen to report for special duty
James Graham
A memo with an order for Thomas Bowen to report to the Honorable James Lane, Recruiting Commissioner, for special duty.
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Letter appointing Thomas Bowen to mobilize a volunteer cavalry
Albert Howell Horton 1837-1902
Letter appointing Thomas Bowen as a recruiting commissioner for what eventually became the 13th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
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Letter written to Thomas Bowen from James Blunt.
James G. Blunt
Handwriting is hard to decipher, but was transcribed by Lloyd Holbrook of Goodland, Kansas.
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Acceptance of Captain Thomas Bowen's resignation from the 1st Nebraska Volunteers
John Cunningham Kelton 1828-1893
Official acceptance of Captain Thomas Bowen's resignation
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Letter to Thomas Bowen from the Iowa Home Guards
Charles Linderman
A letter signed by members of the Amity Page County Iowa Home Guards asking that Thomas Bowen be commissioned as colonel of their unit.
Thomas Mead Bowen, born in 1835 in Iowa, had a varied career spanning law, politics, and military service. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives before moving to Kansas. During the Civil War, he rose to the rank of Brigadier General. Bowen later held positions as an Arkansas Supreme Court justice and briefly as Governor of Idaho Territory. Moving to Colorado, he became a district judge and state representative before being elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican, serving from 1883 to 1889. His political career included roles in three different states: Iowa, Arkansas, and Colorado. After his Senate term, Bowen engaged in mining in Colorado until his death in 1906 in Pueblo.
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