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This account of the battle and its aftermath, written by Spencer Kellogg Brown, was compiled from his shorthand diary. It describes the battle and his experiences as a young teenager taken prisoner by pro-slavery forces. He traveled with the Missouri troops and their other prisoners, and then for several weeks he lived under house arrest with Dr. James Keith from Lexington, Missouri. This particular account is unique because it gives very detailed descriptions of how ordinary citizens became entangled in the fighting.
Creator: Brown, Spencer Kellogg, 1842-1863
Date: Around 1856
Item Number: 2692
Call Number: Orville Chester Brown Coll. #301 Box 1 Folder 45
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2692
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, Orville Chester
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
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 - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Orville C.
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Spencer Kellogg, 1842-1863
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Missouri - Lafayette County - Lexington
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/2692