GUNSMOKE "Jayhawkers "
An episode of the www.RADIOthen.network podcast, hosted by RAlan Campbell, titled "GUNSMOKE "Jayhawkers "" was published on October 8, 2021 and runs 29 minutes.
October 8, 2021 ·29m · www.RADIOthen.network
Summary
Episode 50 aired on CBS Radio April 4, 1953. A band of Jayhawkers has been preying on a cattle drive from Texas. Marshal Dillon helps out. Jayhawkers and red legs are terms that came to prominence in Kansas Territory, during the Bleeding Kansas period of the 1850s; they were adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause during the American Civil War. A Jayhawker is a Unionist who professes to rob, burn out and murder only rebels in arms against the government. A Red Leg is a Jayhawker originally distinguished by the uniform of red leggings.
Episode Description
Episode 50 aired on CBS Radio April 4, 1953. A band of Jayhawkers has been preying on a cattle drive from Texas. Marshal Dillon helps out. Jayhawkers and red legs are terms that came to prominence in Kansas Territory, during the Bleeding Kansas period of the 1850s; they were adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause during the American Civil War. A Jayhawker is a Unionist who professes to rob, burn out and murder only rebels in arms against the government. A Red Leg is a Jayhawker originally distinguished by the uniform of red leggings.
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