Black Flag: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861–1865"[A] thorough and comprehensive study of this tragic, almost forgotten episode of American history." —History |
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... rode for the valley of the Pottawatomie . Lieut . Walker's detachment joined in pursuit , firing occasional shots at him , all to no purpose . - Reaching the bed of the stream , it seems he dismounted from his horse , when he partially ...
... rode out of town just before night , in perfect order on their beautiful horses , without touching whiskey while they were here , looking pleased & happy , with a smile & a bow & hat raised if they caught a glimpse of a lady behind some ...
... rode up a squad of United States troops- three hundred in the whole , who had been in the saddle during the night , and nearly famished . I emptied the contents of my bread box , which suf- ficed for a few ; they ate as they rode along ...
Contents
May 24 1856 | 1 |
The Prairies Ablaze | 6 |
The Besom of Destruction | 11 |
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