B.F. Dawson

This letter, dated October 14, 1864 but presumably written ca. October 22, 1864, was sent by B.F. Dawson in Topeka, Kansas, to the Colonel of the 2nd Kansas Militia. Dawson, a member of Capt. Huntoon’s Company B, 2nd Kansas Militia, describes his participation in the Battle of the Blue, during which he was taken prisoner by the Confederates. He was later paroled by Gen. Shelby and marched back to Topeka.

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Missouri military units (Confederate)
Missouri Expedition / Price's Raid

B.F. Dawson
Charles R Jennison
Sterling Price
Samuel R Curtis
Joseph Orville Shelby

Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Jackson County, Missouri

Kansas Historical Society

Military History Collection, History of the Military: Civil War: Letters

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