From Henry Van Horn to Robert Van Horn and Adela Van Horn

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Title: From Henry Van Horn to Robert Van Horn and Adela Van Horn
Creator: Henry Van Horn
Description: This letter, dated May 9 - May 27, 1861, is from Henry Van Horn in Missouri to his son Robert and his wife Adela. Van Horn writes about the commencement of the War: "there is one Regiment ready to organize and march now and there is part of a second one forming." He also tells his family that an acquaintance, B.M. Warin, was killed when a threshing machine exploded.
Date: May 9, 1861-May 27, 1861
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Women
People: Henry Van Horn
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City
Location: Robert Thompson Van Horn (1824-1916) Family Papers (K0297): f.10, Item 1
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