George W. Dietzler

George W. Dietzler writes on April 16, 1861 from Lawrence, Kansas, to Kansas Gov. Charles Robinson. Dietzler declares that “Old Abe has decided ‘to put his foot down firmly’ against the ‘Confederate government,’” and suggests that Robinson offer 1000 or more Kansas troops to support Lincoln. He writes, “We must be ready for war—all Lawrence will enlist at short notice. Heaven grant that peace may not be restored until the disease is effectively & permanently cured.”

April 16, 1861

Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
Surviving a Guerrilla War

George W. Dietzler
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Robinson

Shawnee County, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Kansas Historical Society

Private Papers of Charles and Sara T.D. Robinson, Robinson Coll.

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