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Darrow, Edwin, fl. 1864-1865 List of names of members co. 'H' 39th Mo. Vol. lost Sept 27th 1864 near Centralia by Andersons Bushwackers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02074 Author/Creator: Darrow, Edwin, fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Centralia, Missouri Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 27 September 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : docet ; 32 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Lists the names and ranks of the fifty-six Union men killed by Confederate bushwhackers under the command of William "Bloody Bill" Anderson. Anderson, under whose tutelage Jesse James fought, was killed and decapitated less than a month later. Second page signed by Lieutenant Edwin Darrow certifying the list. Very faded.

Darrow, Edwin, fl. 1864-1865
Anderson, William T., 1840-1864

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