LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: You are, as yet, the people of a Territory; but you probably soon will be the people of a State of the Union. Then yo...

Fort Leavenworth Jan. 29. 1862. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Dear Sir: I congratulate our country on your appointment as...

Spent the morning visiting with various boys about the prospects of going home. Boys all in high spirits. Talk of paying Burnett $5 to help...

Reveille in the morning at 3 A. M. Breakfasted and started in the advance. Crossed Drywood and grazed. Got into camp in time for dinner. Sa...

Reveille at 2 A. M. Marched at 4 A. M. Left Co. “A” to keep up communications. Encamped after 12 miles march. Major Burnett left with an es...

Major Purington returned to us. Had been only to Fort Leavenworth. Could not get beyond the department. Came at breakfast time. I had been ...

Headquarters 6th Army Corps, Near Brandy Stat1on, January 27, 1864. Major Samuel Breck , Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington. ...

Lawrence, Kansas , Aug. 24, 1856. Dear Brother , — You probably learn of the state of affairs here in Kansas as well as I can describe...

Monday Morning , Sept. 8, 1856. Dear Father And Brother , — Colonel Blood has just handed me your letter, for which I am most grateful....

Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa , Aug. 27, 1856. Dear Mother , — The last news we had from Kansas, father was at Lawrence, and had charge o...

Received letter from Fannie and finished letter to her. Wrote requisitions to balance wood drawn. Were mounted and started from Fort Leave...

Sunday. At Fort Leavenworth. Read the papers and wrote home. Saw the regulars on parade. Very exact and nicely dressed. Very strict officer...

Osawatomie , K. T., Feb. 1, 1856. Dear Wife And Children, Every One , — Yours and Watson's letters to the boys and myself, of Decem...

LEAVENWORTH, May 17. Gen. Blunt has issued marching orders to the New Mexican expedition.   It consists of the Kansas 1st, 2d and 7th, ...

LEAVENWORTH, April 29. In a circular just published, General Sturgis says the arrest of Col. Jennison was the result of representations...

LEAVENWORTH, Jan. 28. – The following general order issued by Major General Hunter has caused a sensation in civil and military circles: ...

CAMP DEFIANCE, Linn Co., Kansas, February 3d, 1862. Events of but little interest have transpired since my last letter to the GAZETTE. Our ...

The greatest activity prevailed at Fort Leavenworth in preparations for the expedition to start from here under Gen. Hunter. Troops and supp...

LEAVENWORTH, April 29. – In a circular just published, Gen. Sturgis says: The arrest of Col. Jennison was the result of representations made...

. . . arrived in our city yesterday en route for Leavenworth, to take the position of Adjutant General upon the staff of Gen. Lane. – Mo. De...