Jayhawkers: The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane

No person excited greater emotion in Kansas than James Henry Lane, the U.S. senator who led a...
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Author: Bryce Benedict
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Jayhawkers: The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane by Benedict, Bryce

Jayhawkers: The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane

Dhs. 329.36

Jayhawkers: The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane

Dhs. 329.36
Author: Bryce Benedict
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

No person excited greater emotion in Kansas than James Henry Lane, the U.S. senator who led a volunteer brigade in 1861-1862. In fighting numerous skirmishes, liberating hundreds of slaves, burning portions of four towns, and murdering half a dozen men, Lane and his brigade garnered national attention as the saviors of Kansas and the terror of Missouri.

This first book-length study of the "jayhawkers," as the men of Lane's brigade were known, takes a fresh look at their exploits and notoriety. Bryce Benedict draws on a wealth of previously unexploited sources, including letters by brigade members, to dramatically re-create the violence along the Kansas-Missouri border and challenge some of the time-honored depictions of Lane's unit as bloodthirsty and indiscriminately violent.

Bringing to life an era of guerillas, bushwhackers, and slave stealers, Jayhawkers also describes how Lane's brigade was organized and equipped and provides details regarding staff and casualties. Assessing the extent to which the jayhawkers followed accepted rules of warfare, Benedict argues that Lane set a precedent for the Union Army's eventual adoption of "hard" tactics toward civilians.

An entertaining story rich in detail, Jayhawkers will captivate scholars and history enthusiasts as it sheds new light on the unfettered violence on this western fringe of the Civil War.



Author: Bryce Benedict
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 04/10/2009
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780806139999


Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 05/15/2009 pg. 20
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 58

About the Author
Benedict, Bryce: -

Bryce Benedict served for twenty-one years in the U.S. Army and the Kansas National Guard and is now lead defense counsel for the Kansas State Self Insurance Fund. His historical articles have appeared in the Plains Guardian, the newspaper of the Kansas National Guard.

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