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This order establishes the 19th Kansas Cavalry at Camp Crawford, which was located outside Topeka, Kansas. This camp had been named after Samuel Crawford, the former governor of Kansas who took command of this cavalry regiment in 1868. It also laid out the regulations that must be obeyed by officers and enlisted men and established the daily routine (including the calls of reveille, meals, and taps) that must be observed by these soldiers. The 19th Kansas Cavalry was organized to fight against various Indian tribes in the Great Plains.
Date: October 29, 1868
This brief source demonstrates the rigid structure of military life, as well as its monotony. It would work well in the classroom when paired with other sources about the 19th Kansas.
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 210374
Call Number: Military History Coll. 617 Box 5, Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210374
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Manuscript - History - Military
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - US Cavalry
Date - 1861-1869 - 1868
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Adjutant General - Kansas National Guard - 19th Kansas Cavalry
Military - Facilities - Camps - Camp Crawford
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Service - National Guard - 19th Kansas Cavalry
Military - Wars - Indian Wars - 19th Kansas Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Military order
People - Notable Kansans - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Forts and military installations - Camp Crawford
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records - Military orders
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