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A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from "Steamer Robert Campbell Jr. near Liberty Mo.," is addressed to Miss Brown, a daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence, Kansas. Webber describes how his fellow troops have become more experienced soldiers "who fight for liberty and law." He discusses the march from Fort Riley to Fort Leavenworth and conditions on the boat that was taking them further south. He also mentiones William Brown's new law position with former Kansas Territory governor Wilson Shannon.
Creator: Webber, L. R.
Date: May 28, 1862-May 29, 1862
Item Number: 220253
Call Number: John Stillman Brown Coll. #300, Box 2, Correspondence Jan.-June, 1862
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220253
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John Stillman
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Environment - Water - Rivers
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Shannon, Wilson
Home and Family - Clothing
Home and Family - Courtship and marriage - Courtship
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Leavenworth
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Riley
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Shannon, Wilson
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Leavenworth
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Riley
Places - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Liberty
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Transportation - Water - Steamboats
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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