Harper, Kenton, 1801-1867.

Dates:
Birth 1801
Death 1867

Biographical notes:

Captain of volunteers in the Mexican War; U.S. agent to the Chickasaws at Ft. Washita, Indian Territory, 1851-1862; official in the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.; colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment, C.S.A; from Augusta County, Va.

From the description of Kenton Harper papers, 1838-1949 [microfilm manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24342172

Captain of volunteers in the Mexican War; United States agent to the Chickasaws at Fort Washita, Indian Territory, 1851-1862; official in the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.; colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment, C.S.A; from Augusta County, Va.

From the guide to the Kenton Harper Papers, ., 1838-1949, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Subjects:

  • Chickasaw Indians
  • Desertion, Military
  • Indian agents
  • Indians of North America
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848

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Places:

  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • Oklahoma (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Fort Washita (Okla.) (as recorded)
  • Berkeley County (W. Va.) (as recorded)
  • Confederate States of America (as recorded)