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.
Descriptions of "two notable soldiers--Bennet Riley and Philip St. George Cooke," involved in "1829 military escort on the Santa Fe Trail," marking "the real beginning of the conquest and pacification of our great West." Description of the careers of both men Bennet Riley's involvement in the War of 1812 and 1823 Arikara campaign in Dakota Territory and Philip Cooke's son-in-law being J. E. B. Stuart, a Confederate general.
