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A photograph showing the Black Jack battleground located near Palmyra in Douglas County, Kansas. The battle took place on June 2, 1856 between free-state forces under Captain John Brown and pro-slavery forces led by Henry Clay Pate. Brown was victorious and took Pate and his men prisoners. A few hours later Colonel Sumner and his troops caused the release of the prisoners and ordered dispersal of both parties.
Creator: Newby, J.
Date: December 1888
Item Number: 222330
Call Number: FK2.D4 .79 *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 222330
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1880s - 1888
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs
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