From Leigh R. Webber to Miss Brown

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Title: From Leigh R. Webber to Miss Brown
Creator: Leigh R. Webber
Description: On August 30 and 31, 1862, Leigh R. Webber writes from Gibson County, Tennessee to Miss Brown. Webber says there are rumors that his regiment may go back to Kansas, but he hopes not. He writes that some of his fellow soldiers say "they had rather go to hell than to Lawrence and that it is the meanest place they were ever in, full of damned Abolitionists." Webber also offers his opinion that "guerrillas infest the country just in proportion, as the great rebel armies...are successful."
Date: August 30, 1862 - August 31, 1862
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
African Americans
Women
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Guerrillas
People: Leigh R. Webber
Geographic Subject: Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Stillman Brown, John, 1858-1864
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