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This photograph of Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, was taken in 1864 by an unidentified photographer. The building in the background is the guardhouse, and in the foreground is an African-American battery. This battery appears to be the precursor to the 9th and 10th Colored Regiments, formed in 1866.
Date: 1864
This image could be grouped with other photographs of forts, particularly those depicting Ft. Leavenworth; or it could be used to generate discussion about the African-American soldiers in the West, called "buffalo soldiers."
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 706
Call Number: FK2.L3 F.8 *15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 706
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Military
Built Environment - Function - Defense - Fortification
Built Environment - Function - Defense - Military Facility - Guardhouse
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
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) - US Cavalry
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Military - Equipment - Animals - Horses
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Leavenworth
Military - Facilities - Guardhouses
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Service - Army - Dragoons
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Leavenworth
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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