books.google.com - Fighting between pro- and antislavery factions began in the Kansas territory even before the official start of the Civil War in 1861. With conflict beginning upon the territory's bid for statehood and continuing until the end of the Civil War, "Bleeding Kansas" was the battleground for local militias...http://books.google.com/books/about/Civil_War_in_Kansas.html?id=xkObhI_NrqQC&q=miles&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareCivil War in Kansas
