John A. Bushnell

On June 15, 1863, John Bushnell writes from Calhoun, Missouri to Eugenia Bronaugh. John references an incendiary “peace meeting” in New York (possibly the June 3 “Peace Convention”), likening it to John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry. He fears that war may soon permeate “every state in the Union.” John mentions a friend who has seen “every battle fought by General Price since the Lexington fight,” and is now awaiting exchange as a military prisoner.

June 15, 1863

African Americans
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Women
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Battle of Hemp Bales / Battle of Lexington

John A. Bushnell
John Brown
Sterling Price

Henry County, Missoui

Missouri Valley Special Collections

Bushnell Papers, Box 1: Correspondence: Folder 9

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