From Abishai Stowell to "Distant But Not Forgotten Sister"

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Title: From Abishai Stowell to "Distant But Not Forgotten Sister"
Creator: Abishai Stowell
Description: On January 8, 1863, Abishai Stowell writes from Elm Springs, Arkansas, to his sister. Stowell reports that he has been in "4 fights:" Maysville, Indian Territory on October 22; Boonsboro, Arkansas on November 28; Prairie Grove, Arkansas on December 7; and Dripping Springs, Arkansas on December 28, which he describes in some detail. Stowell tells his sister not to worry about him, explaining, "I am on the right side as our recent victories will show for. I have never been hit although I have been in the thickest of the fight & have had my clothes cut by bullets."
Date: January 8, 1863
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Women
People: Abishai Stowell
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Abishai Stowell, 1862-1865
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