William E. Prince Civil War letter books : Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1861 Jun 24-Dec 26.

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William E. Prince Civil War letter books : Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1861 Jun 24-Dec 26.

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Five unbound volumes (ca. 190 p.) of autograph manuscript copies of letters written by William E. Prince as commander of the United States Army 1st Infantry at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Letters relate to Civil War operations of the United States Army in Kansas, Missouri, and other western states, including recruitment of soldiers, securing of cities and forts, and relations with American Indians. Most correspondents are army officers, War Department officials, and other public officials, including James Henry Lane, Nathaniel Lyon, James Montgomery, and John Charles Frémont.

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Lt. William E. Prince served as Assistant Commissary of Subsistence at Fort Leavenworth in 1845-47 and in 1847 became Aide-de-Camp and Adjutant to Brig. Gen. Sterling Price of the 9th Military Dept. From the description of Army letterbooks, 1845-1848. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126720 An officer in the United States Army, 1838-1864, William E. Prince served in the Mexican War and the Civil War. In 1861 he was commander of the 1st Infantry, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. ...

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Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), soldier and author, was born in Ashford, Conn. A graduate of West Point, he served in the U.S. Army as lieutenant in Florida fighting Seminole Indians, at Sackets Harbor, N.Y., as captain in Mexico during the war (1845-1848), and in "Bleeding" Kansas. Lyon was also a well-known political commentator. He is best known for his leadership at the 1861 battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo., as a result of which was that Missouri remained in the Union during the Civil War. ...