Statistics for occurrence #1 of “W. J. Van Kirk” in chapter 7 of Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri:

...tenant-colonel; Cozzens, major; Charles Quarles, adjutant; James Chandler, sergeant-major. The Third Missouri cavalry was organized with D. Todd Samuels, lieutenant-colonel; T. J. McQuilley, major; W. J. Van Kirk , quartermaster; J. Waite, surgeon. Guibor's battery was organized with Henry Guibor, captain; M. Brown, first lieutenant; W. Corkney, second lieutenant; J. McBride, third lieutenant; C. Hefferman, ...
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