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Eight days after the Battle of Osawatomie, John Brown gave this detailed account of the fighting between abolitionist and pro-slavery forces. Brown's son Frederick was killed early in the battle. As Brown recounted, approaching enemy scouts led by a "pro-Slavery preacher named White shot my son dead in the road while he supposed them to be friends." Though vastly outnumbered, Brown's men succeeded in inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, by his count "31 or 32 killed; and from 40 to 50 wounded." They were nevertheless unable to prevent pro-slavery forces from looting and burning the town of Osawatomie.
Creator: Brown, John, 1800-1859
Date: September 7, 1856
Item Number: 455873
Call Number: Misc. Manuscripts Box 91 (Wim - Woo), Folder "Woodward, Brinton Webb"
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455873
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Proslavery
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Statement
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Frederick
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Miami
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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