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During the American Civil War, a pro-Union, anti-slavery guerrilla. Especially active in Kansas and Missouri, the jayhawks were notorious for their ruthless methods, especially thieving, although they were generally not as violent as their Confederate counterparts, the bushwhackers. Their leaders included US congressman James H Lane and horse thief Charles R ‘Doc’ Jennison.
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But the meaning of the word Jayhawk changed when Kansas Governor Charles Robinson used the Independent Mounted Kansas Jayhawks to name a regiment that fought during the civil war.
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