Kansas Counties
Osborne County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| County Seat: | Osborne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin of Name: | In honor of Pvt. Vincent B. Osborn[e], of Co. A, 2nd Kansas Cavalry, who lost his right leg to wounds received 17 Jan 1865 on the steamer Anna Jacobs on the Arkansas River just south of Roseville, Ark. The steamboat, carrying 200 refugees and 50 soldiers, came under fire from a Confederate artillery piece and made for shore; Osborne carried the cable ashore and was attempting to secure it when he was shot, shattering the bone just above the knee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Post offices in Osborne County Cemeteries in Osborne County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Osborne County Bibliography Kansas Memory |
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Osborne County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl] |
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