Lynette and Mary..... I rely on several references and inferences I have made about Colonel Hamilton "Hamp" Perry Johnson. There is a very good book on the 18th Missouri Infantry by Anders which refers to this incident, recruiting information from the Kansas State Historical Society, and some information I have received of relatives of Colonel H. P. Johnson.

My inferences are that "Hamp" Johnson, a Methodist and trustee of Baker University and an early founder of Leavenworth, Kansas was a charismatic speaker, brave to a fault, and held a draw of cavalry over infantry for the Mercer County men.

I will see what I can put together for you both on this topic.

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Thanks
Howard Mann