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Title
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Battle of Mine Creek and Battle of Westport
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Description
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File contains a copy of a letter written by Kansas militiamen regarding the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas and the Battle of Westport, from November 1864.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Civil War in Kansas
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Description
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Book includes four chapters listing in chronological order the history of Civil War activities in the Kansas/Missouri area including the Battle of Westport, the Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas, Battle of the Big Blue and the Battle of the Little Blue. Also includes an appendix which gives an "Index of Battles, Skirmishes, and Raids".
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Date
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2004
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Price's Raid in Missouri
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Description
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Chapter gives information on the Confederacy's or Sterling Price's raid in 1864 into Missouri. The raid culminated with the Battle of Westport and the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas. "On September 19 a Confederate army of 12,000 cavalry moved northward from Arkansas. In command was Sterling Price, and with him were the hard-riding Missourians of Shelby and Marmaduke and the Arkansas troops of General James Fagan. Price was determined to make one final effort for the Confederate cause in Missouri."
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Date
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1997~
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Price's Raid and the Battle of Mine Creek
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Description
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Three cavalry raids into Missouri were made by Confederate forces in 1863. The fourth raid was led by Sterling Price and was authorized on August 4, 1864. "Sterling Price was the ranking Missourian in the Confederate army, a former governor, member of congress and officer in the Mexican War. He had had no experience with cavalry, although he was a veteran infantry commander." Article traces this fourth raid into Missouri with its climax at the Battle of Westport and the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas.
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
