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Showing posts with label Jayhawkers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jayhawkers. Show all posts
Monday, November 19, 2012

An unofficial black Union soldier in Civil War Missouri

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During the summer of 1862, Confederate Colonel Joseph Porter rode around northeast Missouri recruiting men for the Southern Cause. He ass...
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Guest Post: The Red Legs

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I'm always happy to take guest posts from writers and researchers of the Civil War and Old West, and so I'm pleased today to bring y...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

J is for Jayhawkers

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I've talked about bushwhackers a lot on this blog. These rebel guerrillas were the terror of Missouri and Arkansas, but they weren'...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Today in the Civil War: hunting for Quantrill in Missouri

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By early 1862, William Clarke Quantrill was already making a name for himself as a rebel guerrilla. He had been involved with the border war...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Friendly fire in the Civil War, part 2

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As I mentioned in yesterday's post , friendly fire became an increasing problem in Civil War Missouri. The happened because bushwhackers...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Northern Arkansas in chaos during the Civil War

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In my last post about foot burning in the Civil War , I talked about how northern Arkansas was a No Man's Land during the late Civil War...
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Foot burning in the Civil War

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As I've noted before in my post about scalping (Warning: graphic image) the Civil War was anything but civil in some parts. One common ...
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