Powell Clayton

Powell Clayton writes a letter from Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Gen. John Halderman on October 21, 1864. He says that he is not convinced by Gen. Magruder’s threats to attack Pine Bluff; he believes that Magruder is attempting to detract attention from Gen. Price’s movements in Missouri. Clayton expresses hope that slavery will be abolished and that Lincoln will win the upcoming presidential election. He declares, “it is the duty of all Patriots, independent of past party predilections, to vote for Lincoln and Johnson.”

October 21, 1864

Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
African Americans

Powell Clayton
Sterling Price
Abraham Lincoln

Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas

Kansas Historical Society

John A. Halderman Coll. #370, Folder 5 (1863-1869), Item 6

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