Hamilton R. Gamble

On September 8, 1862, Missouri Gov. Hamilton R. Gamble writes from St. Louis to President Lincoln. Gamble states that Gen. Lane and Col. Jennison are raising a military force and plan to invade Missouri. Gamble declares that if the invasion is carried out, "I will resist it with all the force I can command and…shall find myself obliged to give the people of Kansas a taste of the evils of war in their own territory." Gamble asks Lincoln to forbid U.S. troops from entering Missouri without permission.

September 8, 1862

African Americans
Kansas military units
Missouri military units (Union)
Jayhawkers
Surviving a Guerrilla War

Hamilton R. Gamble
Charles R Jennison
James Henry Lane
Abraham Lincoln
Hamilton R Gamble

Government Document

Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center

Gamble Papers, B.10 f.2 June 1-Sept. 12, 1862

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