HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, September 28, 1857. GOVERNOR I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this date, requesting a battery and two companies of the 2d artillery to be sent to Shawnee Mission as a posse comitatus to aid the civil authorities at the approaching election to preserve the public peace and to execute the laws. A copy of special orders No. 78, from these headquarters, is enclosed for your information; and I have further to state that special instructions, agreeably to your desires, have been given Lieutenant Colonel Brooks, commanding, for his guidance. I am, governor, very respectfully, your obedient servant, His Excellency R. J. WALKER, Governor of Kansas Territory, Fort Leavenworth, K. T. Official: HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, Acting Assist. Adjt. General. SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 78. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, September 28, 1857. I. Light company A, with companies E and H, 2d artillery, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Horace Brooks, captain 2d artillery, will proceed without delay to Shawnee Mission, commonly called Gum Springs, in Johnson county, Kansas Territory, in compliance with the requisition of the governor of the Territory for their services as a posse comitatus in aid of the civil authorities to preserve the public peace and in the due execution of the laws. Special instructions for his guidance will be given to Colonel Brooks. II. The quartermaster, subsistence, and ordnance departments at this post will furnish the necessary transportation and supplies for the proper execution of this order. Forage and subsistence for fourteen days will be required. III. There being no medical officer at this post assignable for service with the detachment of dragoons under orders for New Mexico, the senior medical officer present will employ a suitable person to accompany this command in that capacity. By order of General Harney: A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, Acting Assist. Adjt. General. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, September 28, 1857. COLONEL: By special orders No. 78, from these headquarters, a copy of which is enclosed, you are directed to repair without delay, in command of light company "A," and companies "E" and "H," 2d artillery, to Shawnee Mission, commonly called Gum Springs, in Johnson county, in this Territory, to aid the civil authorities with your force as a posse comitatus at the approaching election, to take place on the first Monday of October next, in preserving the peace and in the due execution of the laws. You are further instructed by the general commanding to report your force, upon your arrival at the Shawnee Mission, to the United States marshal or sheriff as a posse comitatus for the purposes above indicated; and you will remain at that position until after the election, when you will return with your command to this post, unless the civil authorities should deem it proper and necessary still longer to detain you. You will proceed direct to Shawnee Mission, without passing through Kansas, or any other town en route. Copies of a proclamation by the governor of this Territory will be furnished to you, which will be distributed to the officers of your command; and you will also present a copy to each of the judges of election, and the sheriff or marshal at Shawnee Mission. I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. Official: Fort Leavenworth, K. T. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. LEAVENWORTH, K. T., October 3, 1857. SIR: Under the authority vested in me by the President of the United States, you are requested to place the troops at the following points in this county, to act as a posse comitatus in aid of the civil authorities in the due execution of the laws, for the protection of the polls at the ensuing election, and for the preservation of the public peace: 1st. Two companies of 1st cavalry at the city of Leavenworth. 2d. Two companies of 6th infantry at Kickapoo. 3d. One company of 2d artillery at Easton. I desire these companies to remain at the points indicated until the election is over, and that the officer in command at the city of Leavenworth report to me there, and the other officers apply to me for instructions before leaving. So soon as the election is over, I desire the troops to return to this post. Respectfully, yours, R. J. WALKER, Brevet Brig. General WILLIAM S. HARNEY, Official: Fort Leavenworth, October 5, 1857. A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, October 3, 1857. GOVERNOR I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this date, making requisition upon me for troops to be stationed at different points in this county during the ensuing election, on the 5th instant, as a posse comitatus to aid the civil authorities in the due execution of the laws, for the protection of the polls, and for the preservation of the public peace. I have accordingly issued the necessary orders, in fulfilment of your requisition, and I have given the officers commanding such instructions as will insure a compliance with your desires. I am, governor, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Col. 2d Dragoons, Brig. General Commanding. His Excellency R. J. WALKER, Governor of Kansas Territory, Fort Leavenworth, K. T. Official: HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjutant General. SPECIAL ORDERS No. 85. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, October 3, 1857. I. Upon the requisition of his excellency the governor of this Territory, the following named troops will proceed to the respective places in this county designated in this order, by the time of the opening of the polls at the ensuing election, on the 5th instant, to act as a posse comitatus, in aid of the civil authorities in the due execution of the laws and for the preservation of the public peace: 1st. Two companies (D and H) of the 1st cavalry, (dismounted,) under the command of Captain Edward W. B. Newby, 1st cavalry, to the city of Leavenworth. 2d. Two companies (A and H) of the 6th infantry, under the command of Captain Thomas Hendrickson, 6th infantry, to Kickapoo. 3d. One company (M) of the 2d artillery, under the command of Brevet Major H. J. Hunt, 2d artillery, to Easton. Special instructions for their guidance will be given the commanding officers in each case. II. The quartermaster, subsistence, and ordnance departments at this post will furnish the necessary transportation and supplies for the proper execution of this order. Subsistence for three days will be required. By order of General Harney: A. PLEASONTON, HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, October 3, 1857. MAJOR: You are instructed by special orders No. 85, of this date, from these headquarters, to proceed with your company to the town of Easton, some eleven miles from this, on the road to Fort Riley, to be in time for the opening of the polls at the ensuing election in that place, on the 5th instant. You are further instructed by the general commanding to report your force, upon your arrival at Easton, to the proper civil authorities, to act as a posse comitatus in execution of such orders as may be deemed proper to give you in that capacity. Before leaving this post you will report to his excellency the governor, for certain instructions he is desirous of giving to you concerning the above civil duties. After the election is over, you will return with your command to this post, unless detained by the proper civil authorities for a longer period. I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjutant General. Brevet Major HENRY J. HUNT, Capt. 2d Artillery, Commanding Company "M," Official: Comma Fort Leavenworth, K. T. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjutant General. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, October 3, 1857. CAPTAIN By special orders No. 85, from these headquarters, of this date, you are instructed to proceed, in command of companies A and H, 6th infantry, to the town of Kickapoo, to be in time for the opening of the polls at the ensuing election in that place, on the 5th instant. You are further instructed by the general commanding to report your force, upon your arrival at Kickapoo, to the proper civil authorities, to act as a posse comitatus in the execution of such orders as may be deemed proper to give you in that capacity. Before leaving this post you will report to his excellency the governor for certain instructions he is desirous of giving to you concerning the above civil duties. After the election is over, you will return with your command to this post, unless detained by the proper civil authorities for a longer period. I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjutant General. Captain THOMAS HENDRICKSON, 6th Infantry, Fort Leavenworth, K. T. Official: HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjutant General. HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, CAPTAIN By special orders No. 85, from these headquarters, of this date, you are instructed to proceed, in command of companies D and H, 1st cavalry, to the city of Leavenworth, to be in time for the opening of the polls at the ensuing election in that place, on the 5th instant. You are further instructed by the general commanding to report your force, upon your arrival at the city of Leavenworth, to his excellency the governor as a posse comitatus to execute such orders as he may deem proper to give to you in that capacity. After the election. is over, you will return with your command to this post, unless detained by the proper civil authorities for a longer period. I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, A. Asst. Adjutant General. Captain E. W. B. NEWBY, 1st Cavalry, Fort Leavenworth, K. T. Official: HEADQUARTERS TROOPS SERVING IN KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, October 5, 1857. A. PLEASONTON, Capt. 2d Dragoons, 4. Asst. Adjutant General. |
