From Leigh R. Webber to Esteemed Friend

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Title: From Leigh R. Webber to Esteemed Friend
Creator: Leigh R. Webber
Description: This letter, dated September 20, 1862, is from Leigh R. Webber to an "Esteemed Friend." He writes from camp in Tennessee, where he has just returned after a "jayhawking trip," during which the soldiers in his regiment foraged for food and robbed a family of Secessionists, but "did not so much as get a glimpse of a rebel soldier." Webber identifies himself as an abolitionist and voices his support for James Henry Lane's proposal to arm and enroll African-American troops.
Date: September 20, 1862
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
African Americans
Women
Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: Leigh R. Webber
James Henry Lane
Abraham Lincoln
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: John Stillman Brown Collection
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