From John A. Bushnell to Eugenia Bronaugh

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Title: From John A. Bushnell to Eugenia Bronaugh
Creator: John A. Bushnell
Description: On July 8, 1864 John A. Bushnell writes from Calhoun, Missouri to Eugenia Bronaugh in Hickory Grove, Missouri. John states that two Citizen Guard companies are forming at Calhoun; he is skeptical of the plan, but discusses it only in vague terms: “A better plan I think could have been adopted, but as I am said to talk too much, I will not say anything…I have written more than I intended.”
Date: July 8, 1864
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Missouri military units (Union)
People: John A. Bushnell
Geographic Subject: Henry County, Missoui
Owning Organization: Missouri Valley Special Collections
Location: Bushnell Papers, Box 1: Correspondence: Folder 16
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