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James Henry Lane letters to William E. Prince
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James Henry Lane letters to William E. Prince, 1861 Aug-Oct.
Physical Description
25 items (in 1 folder and 1 broadside folder)
Language
English
Provenance
Gift of Lindley Eberstadt, 1973.
Biographical / Historical Note
Captain W. E. Prince was commander of Fort Leavenworth in 1861.
James Henry Lane, the "Liberator of Kansas," organized the anti-slavery factions in Kansas into a Free-State Party, and was Major General of militia during the "bleeding Kansas" era. In June 1861 he was appointed Brigadier-General of Volunteers in Kansas with authority to raise two regiments. During September and August this "Kansas Brigade" operated against Sterling Price in Western Missouri. Lane was elected senator from Kansas at the end of 1861 and served until 1866, when he committed suicide.
Summary
21 ALS written to Captain Prince, with five more letters sent as enclosures. Lane writes from the front with news of operations, and orders to Prince to muster, arm, equip, and transport soldiers. Letters are from Leavenworth, Fort Scott, Fort Lincoln, Fort Lane, Camp Montgomery at West Point,and Camp Williams near Paola. With letters from Col. James Montgomery, a Kansas Brigade recruiter in Chicago, and Lane's letters to Frémont directing operations that were sent via Prince. Almost all letters docketted.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
James Henry Lane Letters to William E. Prince. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Cite as
James Henry Lane Letters to William E. Prince. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
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Occupation
Soldiers.
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