John M. Schofield

This letter, written on the letterhead of Headquarters, Department of the Missouri and dated September 3, 1863, was sent by John M. Schofield in Kansas City, Missouri, to Kansas Governor Thomas Carney. Major General Schofield expresses his agreement with Gov. Carney on the necessity of preempting a potentially violent meeting in Paola, Kansas. Schofield states that he will issue an order preventing armed men not in the U.S. service from entering Missouri. He also accepts Carney’s offer of the services of the militia to help avert “any irregular action.”

September 3, 1863

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Jayhawkers
Guerrillas

John M. Schofield
Thomas Carney
James Henry Lane

Miami County, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri

Kansas Historical Society

Stevens, T.C., Folder 1: Correspondence 1861-1863, Item 6

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