US Congressman. Served in the Civil War in the Union Army first as an Assistant Adjutant of Volunteers, then as a Captain and assistant Provost Marshal General for the territory that included Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakota Territory. Elected to Represent Kansas as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1865 to 1871. He served as Chairman of the Committee for Indian Affairs, exerting much influence on US Policy towards the Native American populace during the volatile period right after the Civil War.
US Congressman. Served in the Civil War in the Union Army first as an Assistant Adjutant of Volunteers, then as a Captain and assistant Provost Marshal General for the territory that included Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakota Territory. Elected to Represent Kansas as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1865 to 1871. He served as Chairman of the Committee for Indian Affairs, exerting much influence on US Policy towards the Native American populace during the volatile period right after the Civil War.
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