Joseph H. Trego

In this letter, dated November 23, 1863, Lieut. Joseph H. Trego of the 5th Kansas Cavalry Regiment informs his wife Alice that he has safely arrived at Fort Smith, Arkansas. He says that scouts from his regiment captured about a dozen Bushwhackers and that Gen. McNeil “is keeping them here to have them ready to hang to telegraph poles.” Trego also mentions that Gen. Blunt is at Fort Smith and is likely to be reinstated to his command.

November 23, 1863

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Kansas military units
African Americans
Bushwhackers
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Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas

Joseph H. Trego
James Gillpatrick Blunt

Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas

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Joseph H. Trego Coll. #523, Correspondence 1863

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