Leon Van Loo, Cincinnati, OH, carte of Charles Jennison in a trapper outfit, leaning against a lever action rifle, with a dog resting at his side. Charles R. Jennison (1834-1884) was a radical Unionist "jayhawker" who was closely identified with the Border Wars and led many raids against pro-slavery settlers along the Kansas-Missouri border. During the Civil War, he served as lieutenant colonel leading the 7th Kansas Cavalry, better known as "Jennison's Jayhawkers." The 7th was a marauding outfit of fiery anti-slavery principles that brought the merciless, no-holds-barred offensive style learned during the Bleeding Kansas years to the Civil War. Jennison later led the 15th Regiment against Sterling Price. AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: It has been called to our attention by a savvy customer that Jennison is holding a rare and important model 1853 Sharps carbine, the exact model as was sent to John Brown in Kansas in 1856, popularly known as "Beecher's Bibles." Condition: Loss to upper right corner of albumen; mount's corners clipped; light soiling to carte.
Leon Van Loo, Cincinnati, OH, carte of Charles Jennison in a trapper outfit, leaning against a lever action rifle, with a dog resting at his side. Charles R. Jennison (1834-1884) was a radical Unionist "jayhawker" who was closely identified with the Border Wars and led many raids against pro-slavery settlers along the Kansas-Missouri border. During the Civil War, he served as lieutenant colonel leading the 7th Kansas Cavalry, better known as "Jennison's Jayhawkers." The 7th was a marauding outfit of fiery anti-slavery principles that brought the merciless, no-holds-barred offensive style learned during the Bleeding Kansas years to the Civil War. Jennison later led the 15th Regiment against Sterling Price. AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: It has been called to our attention by a savvy customer that Jennison is holding a rare and important model 1853 Sharps carbine, the exact model as was sent to John Brown in Kansas in 1856, popularly known as "Beecher's Bibles." Condition: Loss to upper right corner of albumen; mount's corners clipped; light soiling to carte.
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