R.G. Elliott

This letter, dated August 3, 1863, is from R.G. Elliott in Lawrence, Kansas to his sister. He responds to her complaints about Copperheads: "If you could only send them out here we would make them keep quiet." He writes about a political meeting in Leavenworth that ended in threats of violence. He adds that there has been an increase in guerrilla activity near the Kansas-Missouri border, and that the people of Kansas are preparing to defend themselves against attack.

August 3, 1863

Surviving a Guerrilla War
Guerrillas
Kansas military units
African Americans
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas

R.G. Elliott
John C Fremont

Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas

Kenneth Spencer Research Library

Elliott Family Papers, Box 1: Folder 16

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