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Title
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McLain's Battery and Price's 1864 Invasion: A Letter from Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr.
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Description
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The article starts out, "The following letter, written by Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr., of McLain's Independence Colorado Battery to his father in Denver, Colorado, sheds new light on the military service of the battery during the 1864 Missouri invasion by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price". The letter was written from Fort Scott, Kansas and is dated Oct. 29, 1864. This battery was originally included in the Third Brigade under Col. Charles W. Blair but moved into the Fourth Brigade commanded by Col. James H. Ford. Article includes photographs of those involved as well as maps and a short history of the encounter with Price in this area.
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Date
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1983
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Battlefield of Westport as Seen by a Federal Infantryman
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Description
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[O]ne of the most moving accounts of human suffering in war that [the editor has] ever read. It is also an accurate and valuable observation of the conditions on the field of Westport. Including lists of battle casualties, etc.
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Date
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1974-06
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Magazine Article
