History of Fort Leavenworth from its founding in 1827 to the Mexican War in 1846, describing its role in safeguarding the Santa Fe Trail from Indians and others, its establishment by Colonel Henry Leavenworth (1783-1834) in 1827, etc., with map and illustration.
Description of Captain Eustace Trenor, a military officer left "in command at Fort Leavenworth" during an absence by Colonel Kearny and court-martialed in 1843 for allowing disturbances among the soldiers.