From P. McClanahan to A. Comingo

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Title: From P. McClanahan to A. Comingo
Creator: P. McClanahan
Description: This letter, dated November 23, 1863, is from P. McClanahan in Independence, Missouri to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. McClanahan writes that Gen. Ewing has ordered citizens to return to their homes, but "no one with any sense or discretion would accept . . . in my opinion this last order is no better than the famous Order No 11." He also tells Comingo that Red Crenshaw's house was burned down.
Date: November 23, 1863
Local Subject: Order No. 11
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
People: P. McClanahan
Thomas E Ewing
Geographic Subject: Independence, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri
Owning Organization: National Archives at Kansas City
Location: Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), RG110: MO 4357; Box 9
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