Fred

This February 28, 1862 letter is from a soldier named Fred to his cousins. He reports that he just marched from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with Company A, to Kansas City, Missouri, where they are guarding Fort Union against the Jayhawkers. He tells his cousins that the 2nd Battalion of his regiment "had a brush with the rebels at Independence," and adds that he may be marching to St. Louis soon.

February 28, 1862

Surviving a Guerrilla War
American Indians
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
Out-of-state military units serving in Missouri

Fred

Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Independence, Missouri
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas

Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center

---, Fred. Letter, B026

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