Leigh R. Webber

On May 28 and 29, 1862, Leigh R. Webber writes a letter from the Steamer Robert Campbell Jr. near Liberty, Missouri, to Miss Brown. Webber reports that he spent nine days marching from Fort Riley to Fort Leavenworth, and is now "moving down to 'Dixie's Land'…Our men are dying off so fast at Corinth, that we expect our turn will come next. But there is no fear or shrinking among us." He believes his regiment is better prepared for battle now than they were at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in 1861.

May 28, 1862 - May 29, 1862

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Leigh R. Webber
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Liberty, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Fort Riley, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas

Letter

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Stillman Brown, John, 1858-1864

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