From Abishai Stowell to "Distant But Not Forgotten Sister"

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Title: From Abishai Stowell to "Distant But Not Forgotten Sister"
Creator: Abishai Stowell
Description: On February 4, ca. 1862-1865, Abishai Stowell writes from Leavenworth, Kansas to his "Distant but not Forgotten Sister." Stowell reports that regiments from Kansas and Wisconsin have arrived in Leavenworth, "and there are more coming in every day." He expects that his own mounted rifle regiment will move south very soon. Stowell says he plans to send a daguerreotype of himself "if we get paid before we leave here."
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Women
Out-of-state military units serving in Kansas
Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: Abishai Stowell
Geographic Subject: Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Abishai Stowell, 1862-1865
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