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Aug 10, 2023 · One of the town's most notable pioneers was Robert M. Wright, a Civil War veteran who settled in Colby in 1873 and became a prominent businessman and community leader. Wright owned several businesses in town, including a general store and a hotel, and was
J.R. Colby, a Civil War veteran, local land assessor, and preacher, was one of those homesteaders, and in April 1884, he obtained a patent to establish a town. The Townsite Company secured Union Pacific Railroad land approximately three miles north of the post office in March 1885.
The county was named for Major General Thomas and five of the townships were named for Kansas soldiers killed under his command at Chickaumaugua during the Civil War. Colby was incorporated in 1886 and the first court house was built at 615.
The first Kansas regiment was called on June 3, 1861, and the seventeenth, the last raised during the Civil War, on July 28, 1864. The entire quota assigned to Kansas was 16,654, and the number raised was 20,097, leaving a surplus of 3,443 to the credit of Kansas.
Feb 3, 2010 · Explore our timeline of the American Civil War and learn about the important events and battles that happened throughout this period of American history – from John Brown's Raid to the adoption of the 13th Amendment.
During the war Kansas was exposed to three lines of danger; invasions by the regular Confederate army, attacks by the unorganized border troops, and Indian raids on the frontier. The Quantrill Raid, August 21, 1863. For Kansas people the Civil War meant a continuation of the border troubles.
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Thomas County, Kansas, organized in 1885, was named for General George Henry Thomas. When the county was organized, Colby was made the temporary county seat. It was put to a vote, and Colby was easily made the permanent county seat.
