Petition to H.R. Gamble

Download Transcript: PDF (45.28 KiB)

Civil War

Details

Title: Petition to H.R. Gamble
Creator: Citizens of Jackson County, Missouri
Description: This July 11, 1862 petition is addressed to H.R. Gamble, Governor of Missouri. The petitioners, citizens of Jackson County, Missouri, request that Lieut. Col. R.T. Van Horn of the 25th Missouri Volunteer Infantry be assigned "to the Command of the Troops." They cite Van Horn's familiarity with the area, and argue that the Federal troops' ignorance of the area is "the principal reason why the Guerilla bands infesting this District have not been broken up."
Date: July 11, 1862
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Guerrillas
People: Citizens of Jackson County, Missouri
Hamilton R Gamble
Geographic Subject: Jackson County, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Object Type: Petition
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City
Location: Robert Thompson Van Horn (1824-1916) Family Papers (K0297): f.11, Item 9
Rights: For more information on using this image, contact the State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia at: 605 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65201, Phone: (573) 882-1187, E-mail: research@shsmo.org. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia.