From Thomas Carney to James L. McDowell

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Title: From Thomas Carney to James L. McDowell
Creator: Thomas Carney
Description: This letter was written by Kansas Gov. Thomas Carney in St. Louis to Gen. James L. McDowell on June 15, 1863. Carney states that he expects Gen. Schofield will soon authorize a regiment for state defense. He asks McDowell to inform Gen. Ewing that he will soon have command of “the entire district" instead of Gen. Blunt. Carney asks McDowell “to accept the Cols. position in the regiment if you can do so without too much sacrifice.”
Date: June 15, 1863
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
People: Thomas Carney
James Gillpatrick Blunt
Thomas E Ewing
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: McDowell, James L., Correspondence 1860-1892, Item 66
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