Fort Leavenworth (Kan.).
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
E.A. Hitchcock to J.C. Spencer, 1842-01-09
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: A000023240315], Folder: 7
Identifier: 1975.006.2.Cherokee.069
Scope and Contents
Photostat of a handwritten and signed letter from Ethan A. Hitchcock (Major) to J.C. Spencer (U.S. Secretary of War) discussing the object of establishing military posts on the frontier and why the Fort Wayne post (located 100 miles south of Fort Leavenworth between the OSage and Missouri lines) should be abandonded.
Dates:
1842-01-09