Letters Sent (Provost Marshal General's Bureau)

Civil War

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Title: Letters Sent (Provost Marshal General's Bureau)
Creator: James B. Fry
Alexander R. Banks
Description: This notebook contains copies of correspondence between Kansas Provost Marshal Alexander R. Banks in Leavenworth, Kansas, and Provost Marshal General James B. Fry in Washington, DC. The correspondence, written between June and December 1863, covers topics such as guerrilla warfare in Kansas and the raising of military forces to address it; appointments to various government positions; and how to handle property brought into Kansas by escaped slaves.
Date: June 1863-December 1863
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
African Americans
Guerrillas
Kansas military units
People: James B. Fry
Alexander R. Banks
Geographic Subject: Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Owning Organization: National Archives at Kansas City
Location: Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), RG110: KS 6545; Box 4, Folder 1 of 4; Vol. 1 of 5
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