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VIDEO | Shane Seley, Co-Founder of Wide Awake Films in Kansas City, MO talks about the uniqueness of the Civil War in Kansas compared to the larger events of the Eastern and Western Theaters. Guerrilla Warfare ruled the region, led by Pro-Confederates known as "Bushwhackers" and Pro-Unionists called "Jayhawkers."

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