To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
This map, included in the Report of the Secretary of War, illustrates the route taken by Stephen Watts Kearny and the 1st Dragoons in an 1845 expedition. This expedition began in Fort Leavenworth and proceeded on a circular march, heading northwest on what would later become the Oregon Trail, down along the Rocky Mountains to Mexican territory, and back up via the Santa Fe Trail. This march was intended as a display of the United States' military power, both for the benefit of local Indian tribes and also for the British government, which at this time was trying to exert control over Oregon Territory. The map was drawn by a topgraphical engineer named Lieutenant William B. Franklin. It was published in U.S. serial set 480.
Creator: Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903
Date: 1845
This map serves as a companion to other sources about the Kearny expedition, including the journals of Lieutenant Franklin and Lieutenant Turner, as well as Kearny' own report. This map could also be incorporated into discussion of Fort Leavenworth and the military's presence in Kansas prior to white settlement. Note that the mountains labeled as "Black Hills" are the Rocky Mountains, and not the Black Hills of South Dakota.
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 210396
Call Number: U.S. Congress. House of Representatives. The Executive Documents. 29th Cong., 1st sess., vol. 1, 1845-6. Series 480. House doc. 2, no. 1.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210396
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - Fort Leavenworth
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - Oregon-California Trail
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - Santa Fe Trail
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - US Cavalry
Date - 1800-1819
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Service - Army - Dragoons
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Leavenworth
Places - Other States - Colorado
Places - Other States - Nebraska
Places - Other States - Wyoming
Places - Rivers - Arkansas
Places - Rivers - Big Blue
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Places - Rivers - Missouri
Places - Rivers - Republican
Places - Rivers - Saline
Places - Rivers - Smoky Hill
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Transportation - Trails - Military
Transportation - Trails - Oregon-California
Transportation - Trails - Santa Fe
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210396