Newberry Library - Journals/Diaries: Memorandum of March from Ft. Riley, Kansas to Ft. Gibson, C.N. Indian Territory (April, 1868) by W.M. Gr..., Benjamin Henry Grierson military documents, 1868

Journals/Diaries: Memorandum of March from Ft. Riley, Kansas to Ft. Gibson, C.N. Indian Territory (April, 1868) by W.M. Gr..., Benjamin Henry Grierson military documents, 1868

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Title Journals/Diaries: Memorandum of March from Ft. Riley, Kansas to Ft. Gibson, C.N. Indian Territory (April, 1868) by W.M. Gr..., Benjamin Henry Grierson military documents, 1868

Creator Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911

Date 1868

Place Oklahoma--Fort Sill, Texas, Texas--Fort Concho, Texas--Fort Davis

Language English

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, United States

Description Volunteer military officer during the Civil War, organizer of the U.S. Army Tenth Cavalry in 1866, commander of various Western army posts and active in opening the Western frontier until retirement in 1890. Grierson’s papers consist of correspondence (including over a hundred letters to his wife, Alice Kirk Grierson), documents such as orders, reports and maps and other military material, as well as personal miscellany relating to his service in the Western Territories. Microfilm copy available in the Newberry Library.

User-Contributed Transcription 1Memorandum of March from Ft. Riley Kansas to Ft.Gibson C.N. Indian Territory. April 1868. Left Ft, Riley, Ks on FridayApril 17"1868 at 4 o'clk P.M, passing through JunctionCity, crossing river, camped in the bottom immediatelyopposite the Fort.Saturday April 18". Raining _ chilly _ started at 9 A,M,travelling through Humboldt Valley _ at one o'clkP.M. halted at the farm of Mr. Walton, andfound quarters in a School house, Train cameup in good time. 18 miles from Junction City.Plenty of wood _ water _ forage.Sunday April 19th. Beautiful morning. Startedat 8A,M. Fine country along the valley. Leavingthe valley ascend an elevation and pass througha stretch of prairie, of eleven miles, without, anywater, wood or improvement. Descending fromthis elevated plain we came to the Neosho river,formed by Monkey Creek on the East and Black'sCreek on the West. Came to Council Grove, county

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Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection, Benjamin Henry Grierson papers

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 3039 Box 4 Folder 179

BibID 991343308805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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