A Letter from Rebel Cousin Rachel
Missouri Daughter, Bailis Petree, Guerrillas, Platte River Bridge disaster, St. Joseph, Cousin Rachel, Civil War Letters Tonya Graham McQuade Missouri Daughter, Bailis Petree, Guerrillas, Platte River Bridge disaster, St. Joseph, Cousin Rachel, Civil War Letters Tonya Graham McQuade

A Letter from Rebel Cousin Rachel

In which I share another excerpt from Missouri Daughter that includes a letter to Bailis from his cousin, “Rachel at Rebel Rendezvous,” reflect a bit on how the war tore families apart, and discuss the importance of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and explain the Platte River Bridge disaster, when Confederate guerrillas burned part of the track and caused a train to derail outside of St. Joseph, killing approximately 20 people and injuring 100.

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