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General and A Scoundrel; Thomas Ewing, Jr.Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.3492Description
General and A Scoundrel; Biography of Thomas Ewing, Jr. is a news article describing Union General Thomas Ewing, Jr. who issued General Order No. 11 in August, 1863 after Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, KS that effectively vacated western Missouri counties bordering Kansas, including Jackson County.
At Red Bridge Road there is a 1975 monument marking the effect on the Order on Missouri families who lost farms and crops.
The article is prompted by the publication of the only known biography of Ewing: Thomas Ewing, Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and General by Ronald d. Smith, University of Missouri Press. The article includes a color photograph of George Caleb Bingham's painting "Order No. 11." The article is page E10 & E11, February 22, 2009, Kansas City Star.
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General Order No. 11, Border War--Kansas & Missouri, Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, KS, Civil War in Missouri, Missouri HistoryPublication Details
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Burnes, BrianPlace Published
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Kansas CityState/Province
MissouriDate Published
2009Call No.
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Thomas Ewing, Jr.Person or Organization
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George Caleb Bingham