From Daniel L. Chandler to John Stillman Brown

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Title: From Daniel L. Chandler to John Stillman Brown
Creator: Daniel L. Chandler
Description: This letter is from Daniel L. Chandler to John Stillman Brown. Chandler writes from West Point and Kansas City, Missouri, and Mapleton, Kansas on September 25 and 28, and October 1 and 6, 1861. Chandler, a steward at a military hospital, describes caring for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Dry Creek and the Sacking of Osceola. Chandler shares his fears about the future: "The condition of the State of Missouri is indeed most gloomy, and if the war continues a year longer the territory will be turned into a desert."
Date: September 25, 1861-October 6, 1861
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
People: Daniel L. Chandler
John C Fremont
Geographic Subject: Bates County, Missouri
Fort Scott, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Lexington, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Riley County, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: John Stillman Brown Collection
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