From Abishai Stowell to "Dear Sister"

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Title: From Abishai Stowell to "Dear Sister"
Creator: Abishai Stowell
Description: On September 20, 1862, Abishai Stowell writes from Camp Drywood near Fort Scott, Kansas, to his sister. Stowell says that his regiment just returned from Fort Union, New Mexico. He was able to visit home on the return trip, and reports that most of the family is well. Stowell also gives his sister a list of the officers of his regiment, including General James G. Blunt, Col. William F. Cloud, and Lt. Col. Owen A. Bassett.
Date: September 20, 1862
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Women
People: Abishai Stowell
James Gillpatrick Blunt
Geographic Subject: Fort Scott, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison County, Kansas
Doniphan County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Abishai Stowell, 1862-1865
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