McLain's Battery and Price's 1864 Invasion: A Letter from Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr.
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McLain's Battery and Price's 1864 Invasion: A Letter from Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr.
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The article starts out, "The following letter, written by Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr., of McLain's Independence Colorado Battery to his father in Denver, Colorado, sheds new light on the military service of the battery during the 1864 Missouri invasion by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price". The letter was written from Fort Scott, Kansas and is dated Oct. 29, 1864. This battery was originally included in the Third Brigade under Col. Charles W. Blair but moved into the Fourth Brigade commanded by Col. James H. Ford. Article includes photographs of those involved as well as maps and a short history of the encounter with Price in this area.
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Creator: Suderow, Bryce
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1983
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Kansas History
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The letter was published in the November 25, 1864 issue of the Rocky Mountain News.
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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