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Montana Pioneer recalls Civil War days and 1864 drive to the south
George Layton Kent born 1842 in Virginia. moved with family to Missouri. Northern Missouri Union control and Southern sentiment amid Civil War. He recounts bushwhacker threats near Chillicothe, arrest and release, cousin George Kent in Price's army, and his own attempt to join Confederate forces while evading Union drafts.
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George Layton Kent
Montana
State
Gallatin Valley
Thomas B. Marquis
Eorge Layton Kent
Virginia City
Virginia
Livingston County
Missouri
Chillicothe
Missouri River
Baring
George Kent
Price
Arkansas
Johnston
Sherman
Lee
Grant
Joe Kirk
Kirk