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This order for the 18th Kansas Cavalry, located at Fort Harker, regulates the maintenance of cavalry horses. Fort Harker was established to provide protection for the Kansas Stage Line and the military supply trains traveling the Smoky Hill Trail and the Fort Riley Road. As stated in the order, these regulations are essential because "the efficiency of every cavalry command depends much upon the condition of its horses."
Creator: Moore, Horace L. (Horace Ladd), 1837-1914
Date: July 17, 1867
This document demonstrates the importance of horses in the military's role as protector of wagon trains and local settlers; it could be grouped with other documents pertaining to cavalry units on the plains.
KS:7th:1.5:Forts and Trails (2005)
Item Number: 210375
Call Number: Military History Coll. 617 Box 4, Folder 11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210375
Collections - Manuscript - History - Military
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - Fort Harker
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Kansas forts and trails (Indicator 5) - US Cavalry
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Adjutant General - Kansas National Guard - 18th Kansas Cavalry
Military - Equipment - Animals - Horses
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Harker
Military - Facilities - Stables
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Service - National Guard - 18th Kansas Cavalry
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Military - Wars - Indian Wars - 18th Kansas Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Military order
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Harker
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880 - Smoky Hill Trail
Transportation - Trails - Smoky Hill
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records - Military orders
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