James H. Lane

On September 3, 1863, James H. Lane writes from Leavenworth, Kansas to Secretary of War E.M. Stanton. Lane states that as Col. S.W. Eldridge has suffered greatly from the loss of The Free State Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas, during Quantrill's Raid on the town, he should be granted a leave of absence to travel east, presumably to appeal for aid in rebuilding the hotel.

September 3, 1863

Surviving a Guerrilla War
Guerrillas
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Bushwhackers
Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence

James H. Lane
William Clarke Quantrill
James Henry Lane

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

Letter

State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City

Shalor Winchell Eldridge (1816-1899) Letters (K0217): f.1, Item 4

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