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The 4th Kansas Infantry Regiment was an
infantry regiment Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...
from
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
that failed to complete its organization to serve in the
Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...
during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
. It was consolidated with the 3rd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry to form the
10th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry The 10th Kansas Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army between April 3, 1862, and September 20, 1865, during the American Civil War. Service The 10th Kansas Infantry Regiment was organized at Paola, Kansas by consolidating the 3rd Kansa ...
.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,187.


See also

* List of Kansas Civil War Units


References


Bibliography

* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. {{LCCN, 5912963. Units and formations of the Union Army from Kansas 1864 establishments in Kansas Military units and formations established in 1864 Military units and formations disestablished in 1864