Jayhawkers
Sign in to savethumb|Broadside recruiting men for the Independent Kansas Jay-Hawkers, 1st Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. thumb|Burnt Wagons, California|Burned Wagons Point in [[Death Valley, where the Jayhawker group of 49ers killed their oxen, chopped the wagons, dried the meat, and set off westward on foot.]] Jayhawker is a term that came to prominence in Kansas Territory during the Bleeding Kansas period of the 1850s; it was adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause during the American Civil War. These groups were guerrillas who often clashed with pro-slavery groups from Missouri, known at
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Jayhawkers è un termine coniato durante la guerra di secessione americana nel cosiddetto Bleeding Kansas per definire le bande di miliziani affiliati con i nordisti. Al contrario i guerriglieri schierati con la Confederazione erano definiti Bushwhackers. Attualmente vengono definiti Jayhawker gli abitanti del Kansas.
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