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Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, submitted a number of documents in his report to the President that was submitted to the "Two Houses of Congress" on December 2, 1856. There were three sections of documents. Part 1 consisted of letters from the Secretary of War (Davis) and the Adjutant General ( S. Cooper) (pp. 27--35) to Colonel E.V. Sumner, General P. F. Smith, the governors of Kentucky and Illinois, and Major Emery, in relation to a militia force to be employed to aid the legitimate Territorial Government in Kansas Territory. Part 2 (pp.35--61) contained various reports from Colonel E. V. Sumner, commaning officer of the 1st Cavalry at Fort Leavenworth about events in Kansas. The reports include correspondence from Wilson Shannon, territorial governor, and various officers of the 1st Cavalry from Lecompton, Tecumseh, and other locations in the territory. Part 3 (pp. 62-146) was headed "Reports for the Department of the West" and included correspondence from various military officers about the activities of United States troops at various locations in Kansas Territory. This section contained several letters from Daniel Woodson and John Geary, territorial officials. A few non-Kansas items relating to dealings with Native Americans were interspersed among the Kansas Territory correspondence. From the Senate Executive Documents, 34th Congress, 3rd session, Report of the Secretary of War
Date: May 23, 1856 - November 12, 1856
Item Number: 5744
Call Number: Serial Document No. 876
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 5744
Collections - Library
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Buchanan, James
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Geary, John White
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Shannon, Wilson
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Woodson, Daniel (acting)
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Proslavery
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Leavenworth
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable People - Davis, Jefferson
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Other States - Missouri - Platte County - Platte City
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Legislative
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