From Edmund G. Ross to My Dear Wife

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Title: From Edmund G. Ross to My Dear Wife
Creator: Edmund G. Ross
Description: Edmund G. Ross, a captain in the 11th Kansas Cavalry, writes a letter to his wife on June 15, 1864. He informs her that he has just arrived in Olathe from Lawrence, Kansas, and has heard rumors of “a great scare along the border” of Kansas and Missouri. Ross predicts that Kansas troops will soon cross into Missouri to fight the Bushwhackers.
Date: June 15, 1864
Local Subject: Bushwhackers
Guerrillas
Kansas military units
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
People: Edmund G. Ross
Geographic Subject: Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Ross, Edmund G. Coll. #491, Folder 3: Correspondence, ca. 1863-1865, Item 18
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