J.H.P. Baker

This is an excerpt from the diary of Dr. J.H.P. Baker, an army doctor working under the command of Gen. Joseph O. Shelby. The entries included here are from October 10-27, 1864. Baker discusses conscription, bushwhackers, travelling across Missouri, and marching to Price’s headquarters. He mentions the Battle of Boonville, the Second Battle of Lexington, the Battle of the Big Blue, the Second Battle of Independence, the Battle of Westport, and the Battle of Cedar Creek.

October 10, 1864-October 27, 1864

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Bushwhackers
Guerrillas
Battle of Westport
Battle of Lexington (Second)
Battle of Independence (Second)

J.H.P. Baker
Joseph Orville Shelby
Sterling Price

Cooper County, Missouri
Chariton County, Missouri
Howard County, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Fort Scott, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas

Diary

State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia

Baker, Dr. J.H.P.; C1449

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