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Atkinson, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Atkinson, Henry, 1782–1842, American army officer, b. North Carolina. After service as a colonel in the War of 1812, he was a commander in the West and led two expeditions (1819, 1825…

buffalo soldiers

(Encyclopedia) buffalo soldiers, name given to the African-American U.S. army regiments commissioned by Congress to patrol the American West after the Civil War. Consisting of two infantry and two…

Wedemeyer, Albert Coady

(Encyclopedia) Wedemeyer, Albert CoadyWedemeyer, Albert Coadywĕdˈēmīˌər [key], 1897–1989, American general, b. Omaha, Nebr., grad. West Point, 1918. After service in China, the Philippines, and…

Leavenworth County, KS Census Data

Kansas Leavenworth County, Kansas People QuickFactsLeavenworth CountyKansasPopulation, 2005 estimate 73,1132,744,687Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 6.4%2.1%Population…

Leavenworth County, KS Social Statistics

Leavenworth county kansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school18,935100.0Nursery school…

Leavenworth County, KS Economic Statistics

Leavenworth county kansas dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over52,378100.0In labor force32,62462.…

Leavenworth County, KS Housing Statistics

Leavenworth county kansas dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units24,401100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached18,00473.81-unit,…

Sumner, Edwin Vose

(Encyclopedia) Sumner, Edwin Vose, 1797–1863, American soldier, Union general in the Civil War, b. Boston. He fought in the Black Hawk War and in the Mexican War. Made colonel of the 1st Cavalry in…

Joseph, Nez Percé chief

(Encyclopedia) Joseph (Chief Joseph), c.1840–1904, chief of a group of Nez Percé. On his father's death in 1871, Joseph became leader of one of the groups that refused to leave the land ceded to the…