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A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from Trenton, Tennessee, likely addressed to a member of the John Stillman Brown family. Webber describes a "jayhawking trip" his regiment took to take goods and food from a local Confederate family. He discusses the treatment of slaves and escaped slaves, both by Confederate locals and his fellow Union troops. A portion of the letter states Webber's opinions on James H. Lane's efforts to arm African-American troops in Kansas.
Creator: Webber, L. R.
Date: September 20, 1862
Item Number: 220257
Call Number: John Stillman Brown Coll. #300, Box 2, Correspondence July-Dec., 1862
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220257
Agriculture - Family farming
Agriculture - Livestock - Hogs
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Agriculture - Livestock - Sheep
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John Stillman
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Lincoln, Abraham
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Alcohol consumption
Military - Wars - Civil War
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable People - Lincoln, Abraham
Places - Other States - Illinois
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Places - Other States - Tennessee
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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