sentences:  He moved to Kickapoo and Atchison, Kansas, in 1858, and went to Independence, Missouri, in 1861.Weightman was elected colonel of the First Regiment Cavalry, Eighth Division, Missouri State Guard on June 11, 1861.He was promoted to command of the First Brigade, Eighth Division, June 20, 1861, and led it competently at the Battle of Carthage on July 5.