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Title
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Battle of Westport Letter of Charles Norhood Mumford
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Description
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Copies of a handwritten letter dated October 29, 1864, and written by Charles Norhood Mumford, or Charles Mumford, a Union officer in the Civil War stationed at Fort Scott, Kansas. It contains information about the Battle of Westport, written the day following its occurrence. Folder also contains a newspaper clipping concerning this letter published in the Kansas City Star, November 11, 1971.
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Date
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1864-10-29
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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The Retreat From Westport
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Description
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An 11 page photocopied handwritten paper concerning the Battle of Westport with footnotes. The paper does not appear to be complete. Accession #92-6.
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Reminiscences by William A. Lyman
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Description
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This carbon copy transcript compilation also includes the military history of Mr. Lyman compiled from official and authentic sources by the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society, written in 1905; letters written home, 1862-1863, most written from Kansas, Tennessee, and Cornith, Mississippi; and extracts from the diary of Wm. A. Lyman, 1864-66, written primarily in Pilot Knob, Missouri.
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Date
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1932
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Object Type
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Manuscript
