-
-
Title
-
The Military Post as a Factor in the Frontier Defense of Kansas, 1865-1869
-
Description
-
Article about the history of military posts, forts, and camps in the defense of the Kansas frontier, including the Santa Fe Trail, back to the 1818 establishment of "Cantonment Martin" located "on Cow Island in the Missouri river within the bounds of the present Atchison county, Kansas" and created "as a base of supplies for Major Stephen H. Long's engineering expedition of 1819-'20."
-
Date
-
1931-11
-
Object Type
-
Magazine Article
-
-
Title
-
Defense of the Kansas Frontier, 1864-'65
-
Description
-
First in a three part series of articles on the defense of Kansas during the end of the Civil War up to the end of the 1860s. Emphasis on military action concerning the Indians in the area and protection along the trails. Includes discussion of the Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado. Includes Indian policy, treaties, etc., of the time.
-
Date
-
1932-02-01
-
Object Type
-
Magazine Article
