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Guerrilla Pursuit and Capture in Civil War Kansas
A May 1864 Kansas encounter details U S Marshal McDowell leading a posse against Confederate guerrillas. The raid near Council Grove resulted in seventeen captured band members from Missouri, plus seized cattle and wagons. The narrative praises the pursuit across Marion and Cottonwood counties and notes bonds for local secessionists.
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Kansas
Santa Fe
Topeka
Sun
U.S
McDowell
Burlingame
Elm Creek
Waterloo
Council Grove
Grove
U. S
Fort Riley
Diamond Springs
Mr. Howe
Nan
Cottonwood
Marion County
Cottonwood Creek
Missouri