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The "Bleeding Kansas" period has been dramatically rendered in many works of American popular culture, including literature, theater, film, and television. Santa Fe Trail (1940) is an American Western film set before the Civil War, which depicts John Brown's campaign during Bleeding Kansas, starring Ronald Reagan, Errol Flynn, and Raymond Massey.
The Battle of Black Jack took place on June 2, 1856, when antislavery forces, led by the noted abolitionist John Brown, attacked the encampment of Henry C. Pate near Baldwin City, Kansas. The battle is cited as one incident of "Bleeding Kansas" and a contributing factor leading up to the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865.
The Marais des Cygnes massacre (/ ˌ m ɛər d ə ˈ z iː n,-ˈ s iː n, ˈ m ɛər d ə z iː n /, [1] [2] also / m ə ˌ r iː d ə ˈ s iː n, m ə ˌ r eɪ d ə ˈ s eɪ n /) [citation needed] is considered the last significant act of violence in Bleeding Kansas prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Franklin County, Kansas: Bleeding Kansas 5 Free-Staters [9] vs Pro-slavery settlers [10] Battle of Black Jack [11] June 2, 1856 near modern Baldwin City, Kansas: Bleeding Kansas Border Ruffians [12] vs Free-Staters [13] Battle of Fort Titus: August 16, 1856 Douglas County, Kansas: Bleeding Kansas 3 Free-Staters vs Border Ruffians Battle of ...
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Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt won the Republican primary for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, overcoming a crowded field of conservatives in a short primary cycle to ...
On July 24, 1861, Montgomery was commissioned as colonel of the 3rd Kansas Infantry of U.S. Senator James H. Lane's Kansas brigade, with Montgomery as second-in-command of the brigade. [7] Discipline was lacking under Montgomery, and both the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Kansas would be consolidated into the 10th Kansas Infantry in April 1862. [8]
Voters in south-central Kansas will choose who to send to Congress in the mid-term election. Democrat Bob Hernandez is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Ron Estes in the 4th District.