16th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment

The 16th Kansas Militia Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

16th Regiment Kansas Militia Infantry
Active	October 9, 1864 – October 29, 1864
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Byram's Ford Battle of Westport

Service

The 16th Kansas Militia Infantry was called into service on October 9, 1864. It was disbanded on October 29, 1864.

Detailed service

The unit was called into service to defend Kansas against Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's raid. The regiment saw action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, October 22. Westport October 23.

See also

• List of Kansas Civil War Units
• Kansas in the Civil War

References

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.

Attribution

• This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.