{"product_id":"jayhawkers-the-civil-war-brigade-of-james-h-lane-9780806190860","title":"Jayhawkers: The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing to life an era of guerillas, bushwhackers, and slave stealers, \u003cem\u003eJayhawkers\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn entertaining story rich in detail, \u003cem\u003eJayhawkers\u003c\/em\u003e will captivate scholars and history enthusiasts as it sheds new light on the unfettered violence on this western fringe of the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenedict, Bryce:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBryce Benedict\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\u003cem\u003e Plains Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the newspaper of the Kansas National Guard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50930061345042,"sku":"9780806190860","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69168e83-a86b-4066-b46d-ac4b6fe44139.jpg?v=1767094405","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jayhawkers-the-civil-war-brigade-of-james-h-lane-9780806190860","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}