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The Diaries of Reuben Smith, Kansas Settler and Civil War Soldier /

"Reuben Smith (1832-1904), Kansas settler, justice of the peace, Union soldier, and state representative, left a significant paper trail in the form of 50 years of diaries. The full diaries span his immigration from England in 1854 to his last years in Osawatomie. While Smith was a prolific dia...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Smith, Reuben, 1832-1904
Autres auteurs: Myers, Lana Wirt (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2018.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
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  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • On the Quiet Waters of the Marais des Cygnes
  • Across the Ocean
  • Toward a New Life
  • The Territory of Kansas
  • The Border War
  • War between the States
  • The Neutral State of Missouri
  • Realities of War
  • The Battle of Lone Jack
  • Determine the Enemy
  • "God Help Poor Old Missouri"
  • A War of Devastation
  • The Battle of Westport
  • Freedom Wins
  • Postwar Politics
  • The State's First Psychiatric Hospital
  • Reflections of a Pioneer and Patriot
  • Back to England
  • An American's Perspective
  • Take Me Home
  • We Must Part.