[EternalVigilance]

In Kansas even before the war, slavers were overwhelmed by a flood of aanti-slavery immigrants.

Several of my abolitionist forebears went to Fort Scott, Kansas in the late 1850s, and died there. Actually, four adult members of the family died there in the same year. We've never really been able to track down exactly what they died from. There was a lot of violence taking place, but there were also some pretty nasty epidemics. We may never know.

[BroJoeK]

EtermalVigilance: "Several of my abolitionist forebears went to Fort Scott, Kansas in the late 1850s, and died there."

Thanks for personal connections.
It seemed in Homer's WWII threads that many, if not most, drew responses from people with personal connections -- their Dads, Uncles, grandparents, etc. -- who were there and experienced something about it.
My guess is the Civil War will also draw personal responses, though probably not so many, making each one all the more valuable.

Thanks again!