E.F. Slaughter

On February 25, 1863, E.F. Slaughter writes from Hickmans Mill, Missouri to Mrs. Eliza Colgan. Slaughter writes about his crops and livestock and mentions that Jackson County, Missouri "gets thinner settled all the time." He describes being taken prisoner by the Confederates, and declares, "Our country is in an awful condition."

February 25, 1863

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

E.F. Slaughter

Jackson County, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

Letter

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Colgan and Bruner Families Papers, Box 1

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