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Thomas Ewing
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Black and white portrait of Thomas Ewing, Jr., Union Army general in command of the District of the Border during the Civil War. In addition to commanding Union forces in several notable battles, Ewing was responsible for issuing General Order No. 11, which expelled southern sympathizers from four Missouri counties in an effort to suppress bushwhackers in the region.
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General Orders, No. 11
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This is a copy of the infamous Order No. 11, issued by Union General Thomas E. Ewing at the District of the Border Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri on August 25, 1863. The order commands residents of Jackson, Cass, Bates, and northern Vernon counties to leave their homes and move away from the area within fifteen days. Ewing issued the directive four days after Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence, in an attempt to suppress guerrilla violence.
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August 25, 1863
