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General Philip Henry Sheridan, a veteran of the Civil War, wrote this telegram to the Governor of Kansas to inform him of the current state of affairs in western Kansas. General William B. Hazen had informed Sheridan that their efforts to secure peace with the Kiowa and Comanche tribes was unsuccessful, and that Crawford should muster a cavalry regiment to assist in the military's efforts to place these tribes on reservations. This regiment was the 19th Kansas Cavalry, consisting of five companies.
Creator: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Date: October 8, 1868
This source serves as a great introduction to more in-depth study of the 19th Kansas and military actions on the plains. This source has been selected for two standards: 7th grade, Benchmark 1, Standard 5, and 7th grade, Benchmark 3, Standard 1.
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 210451
Call Number: Military History (Coll. 617) Box 4, Folder 14
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210451
Collections - Manuscript - History - Military
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Comanche
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Indian reservations
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Kiowa
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Military presence on the Plains
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - US Cavalry
Date - 1861-1869 - 1868
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Telegram
People - American Indians - Tribes - Comanche
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kiowa
People - Notable Kansans - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913
People - Notable People - Sheridan, Philip H., 1831-1888
Places - Cities and towns - Salina
Places - Counties - Saline
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210451