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	Fort Leavenworth, KS • History
		Col. Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, Mo., established Fort Leavenworth in 1827.
		Fort Leavenworth is considered as one of the most significant historic military installations in the Department of the Army, as well as to the Nation.
		The Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth preserves and interprets the material culture of the U.S. Army during the period of frontier duty in the 19th Century.
	garrison.leavenworth.army.mil /sites/about/history.asp (1580 words)

	Leavenworth, Kansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It sprang up south of Fort Leavenworth, the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi, which was established in 1827 by Colonel Henry Leavenworth.
		Leavenworth is a conservative community with a diverse population.
		It is the county seat of Leavenworth County.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leavenworth (503 words)

	Fort Leavenworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colonel Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St.
		One veteran of the War of 1812 is the cemetery's most famous occupant, Col. Henry Leavenworth, who gave his name to the fort, the town, the county and the cemetery.
		Fort Leavenworth is considered as one of the most significant historic military installations in the Department of the Army, as well as to the Nation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Leavenworth (959 words)

	Henry Leavenworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry Leavenworth (December 10, 1783–July 21, 1834) was a American soldier.
		While on duty in the West he built several military posts, one of which was Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, established May 8, 1827 as Cantonment Leavenworth, now one of the leading military establishments of the country.
		In addition to the fort, Leavenworth, Kansas and Leavenworth County, Kansas are named for him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Leavenworth (319 words)

	General Henry Leavenworth
		Henry Leavenworth was born in Connecticut in the closing year of the revolutionary war, 1783.
		Leavenworth was the originator of the plan to establish schools of instruction for officers and soldiers of the regular army.
		Before the school was fairly well started, Col. Leavenworth was ordered to transfer his troops to points on the upper Mississippi, and the military school plan died and was not revived in a practical manner again until more than fifty years afterward, when Gen. Sherman established the Fort Leavenworth infantry and cavalry school.
	www.kansasgenealogy.com /history/general_henry_leavenworth.htm (1250 words)

	Fort Leavenworth, Kansas - brought to you by LASR - Leisure And Sport Review
		Fort Leavenworth, KS Fort Leavenworth was established on May 8, 1827, by Colonel Henry Leavenworth and 188 officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment who traveled by keelboat up the Missouri River from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis.
		Leavenworth was ordered by the War Dept. to establish a cantonment to protect the wagon trains headed west along the Santa Fe Trail, and later, the Oregon Trail, and to help maintain peace with the Indians.
		Colonel Leavenworth noted that the east bank was low and marshy, so he chose to build the cantonment atop the high bluffs on the west bank.
	www.lasr.net /pages/city.php?City_ID=KS0502001 (458 words)

	Henry Leavenworth - The Man For Whom Ft. Leavenworth Was Named
		Henry Leavenworth Selected the Site of the Army Post on the Banks of the Missouri River in Kansas in Preference to One in Missouri--A Modest Monument in the National Cemetery at Leavenworth Marks the Grave of the Officer Whose Part in Early Western Development Is Little Remembered Now.
		Henry Leavenworth was born at New Haven, Conn., in 1783, son of an officer who served under Washington in the Continental army.
		Colonel Leavenworth, after exploring the country, decided the east bank was not suitable, being perhaps unhealthy and subjected to floods, so without waiting for permission he chose a sightly eminence on the west bank and it was there that "Cantonment Leavenworth" was established.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/genweb/leavenwo/library/Biographies/HNRYLEAV.htm (1666 words)

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		Fort Leavenworth was established on 8 May 1827, by Col. Henry Leavenworth and 188 officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment who traveled by keelboat up the Missouri River from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis.
		Leavenworth was ordered by the War Department to establish a cantonment to protect the wagon trains headed west along the Santa Fe Trail and later the Oregon Trail and to help maintain peace with the Indians.
		The monument was purchased by citizens of Leavenworth.
	members.aol.com /gsrgr8/FtLvnTrailHike.html (2457 words)

	Welcome to Ft Leavenworth, Kansas
		Situated on high bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, the land Fort Leavenworth occupies was favored by the American Indians, who used the river as a trade route, gathered food in the river valley and hunted bison on the plains to the west.
		Col. Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, Mo., established Fort Leavenworth in May 1827.
		One veteran of the War of 1812 is the cemetery’s most famous occupant, Col. Henry Leavenworth, who gave his name to the fort, the city, the county and the cemetery.
	www.militarynewcomers.com /FTLEAVENWORTH/resources/history.htm (1482 words)

	Henry Leavenworth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Henry Leavenworth (December 10, 1783 – July 21, 1834) wasa United States soldier.
		He was born at New Haven, Connecticut, a son of Col. Jesse and Eunice(Sperry) Leavenworth.
		While on duty in the West he built several military posts, one of which was Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,established May 8, 1827 as CantonmentLeavenworth, now one of the leading military establishments of the country.
	www.therfcc.org /henry-leavenworth-279147.html (329 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		Leavenworth testified in May, 1867, that he had been instructed by Washington not to pay annuities until captives held by Indians were returned without ransom.
		Henry M. Stanley, reporting the peace commission for eastern newspapers, from Fort Zarah, April 6, 1867, stated that Agent Leavenworth had arrived at the post which was the headquarters of the Kiowa and Comanche agency.
		Leavenworth was constantly harassed by complaints about the raids of his Indian wards and most of his time was spent in efforts to secure the release of white captives taken by the Kiowas and Comanches.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v013/v013p014.html (5189 words)

	LEAVENWORTH Family History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Henry Leavenworth born 1783 New Haven, CT - died 1834 (4x grandfather)
		Henry Clark born 1833 Jesse 1843 Franklin 1846 (died in infancy) Festus 1848 (died young)
		Assume, that either Henry or Jesse is our 2x grandfather.
	www.ku.edu /heritage/families/leavenworth.html (130 words)

	Trip to Leavenworth, Kansas
		The City of Leavenworth, growing next to the fort, was founded in 1854--the first city in Kansas.
		Larney calls himself Leavenworth's "smallest and oldest stripper." He is responsible for cleaning away layers of old paint and crud from all parts of the carousel.
		Leavenworth was established at this spot to help traders and settlers travel in safety.
	www.washburn.edu /cas/art/cyoho/archive/KStravel/LeavenW2000 (663 words)

	Welcome to Ft Leavenworth, Kansas
		Leavenworth, the first city of Kansas, was founded in 1854 mainly to support Fort Leavenworth, which was built in 1827.
		Colonel Henry Leavenworth built Fort Leavenworth on the bluffs of the Missouri River in the northeast portion of the state.
		Henry Leavenworth’s dress coat and saber, his portrait by George Catlin, the carriage presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln rode in 1859, and a sleigh owned by George and Libby Custer.
	www.militarynewcomers.com /FTLEAVENWORTH/resources/local.htm (2270 words)

	US Penitentiary - Leavenworth County, Kansas
		In 1906, all of the federal prisoners from Fort Leavenworth were housed in the new institution and the prison at Fort Leavenworth was returned to the War Department.
		Leavenworth provides academic, work and occupational education opportunities to all inmates who wish or who are required to participate in them.
		She was known to prisoners all over the country as the "Little Mother." She established the Leavenworth branch of the Volunteer Prisoners League in 1902, and sent reading material regularly to the Chaplain for distribution to the men.
	www.lvarea.com /data/usp_info.htm (4742 words)

	Leavenworth Familiar Name in Patriotic American History
		Jesse Henry, son of the general, the second member of the Leavenworth family to enroll in the regular Army, was a graduate of West Point of the class of 1830; appointed to the Fourth Infantry, and resigned in 1836 to engage in civil engineering.
		Edmund Leavenworth, a brother of General Henry's grandfather, was, in 1777, a captain of a company of infantry raised at Ripton by the authority of the state, called the "Alarm List company," or the "Householders," which company belonged to Colonel Whiting's brigade.
		Mark Leavenworth, an uncle of Henry, was a member of a committee appointed by the legislature of Connecticut, from various parts of the state, to secure recruits for the Army under Washington.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/leavenwo/library/Biographies/LEAVHIST.htm (2006 words)

	Business Directory Leavenworth, Kansas
		Leavenworth is a city with an area of 60.9 km² (23.5 mi²) and a population of 35,420 people Search and find companies, telephone numbers, addresses, email addresses in the Business Directory Leavenworth Leavenworth is a city located in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
		Leavenworth is a conservative community with a diverse population.
		It is the county seat of Leavenworth County.
	leavenworth.kansas-city-business-directory.com (154 words)

	Fort Henry in United States History: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Henry James vs. the Robber Barons: The Novelist Thought Italian Art Should Stay in England, Where It Belongs, and Not Fall into the Hands of His Countrymen
		FORT HENRY, in United States history Confederate fortification on the...of the Civil War (Feb. 6, 1862).
		History The Algonquians...Canada, and Henry Hudson...guilders) and at Fort Nassau, later...convention in the United States met in Seneca Falls...Early in its history New York...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/fort_henry_in_united_states_history.jsp (1596 words)

	Henry Leavenworth
		Under Major Leavenworth's leadership, the combined 9th/22nd was the force which formed the American line facing the British on the battlefield.
		The garrison of Fort Leavenworth is the oldest continuously active military post west of the Missouri River, and notable for its role in the development of the West.
		In 1827 the War Department directed Colonel Henry Leavenworth, one of the Army’s most distinguished officers, to ascend the Missouri River until he reached the mouth of the Little Platte River, where he was to establish a permanent cantonment.
	www.1-22infantry.org /commanders/leavenworthpers.htm (529 words)

	Fort Leavenworth
		Fort Leavenworth is located in the heartland of America near the geographical center of the United States.
		The Combined Arms Center and the soldiers of Fort Leavenworth are engaged in the mission of preparing the Army and its leaders for war.
		Fort Leavenworth was the first fort established west of the Missouri River, the first continuously occupied settlement west of the Missouri River, and the site of the oldest house in Kansas (The Rookery, built in 1832 as a bachelor officers quarters).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fort-leavenworth.htm (1117 words)

	Leavenworth - Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce
		Leavenworth became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the opening of the West.
		In 1827, Colonel Henry Leavenworth founded Fort Leavenworth on the bluffs of the Missouri River.
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest Army fort in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River.
	www.leavenworth-lansingareachamberofcommerce.com (158 words)

	National Park Service - Founders and Frontiersmen (Fort Leavenworth)
		Leavenworth County, on the eastern edge of Leavenworth.
		Founded in 1827 to protect caravans on the Santa Fe Trail and to help maintain a "permanent Indian frontier," this fort was the central one in a chain ranging from Fort Snelling, Minn., to Fort Jesup, La., that the Army established in the 1820's and 1830's.
		Henry Leavenworth selected a site to the north of Arkansas Crossing, and his troops built a post called Cantonment Leavenworth, later Fort Leavenworth.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/founders/sitec13.htm (517 words)

	Henry Leavenworth Information
		Henry Leavenworth (December 10, 1783–July 21, 1834) was an American soldier.
		While on duty in the West he built several military posts, one of which was Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, established May 8, 1827 as Cantonment Leavenworth, now one of the leading military establishments of the country.
		In addition to the fort, Leavenworth, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Kansas, and the Leavenworth Penitentiary are named after him.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Henry_Leavenworth (304 words)

	Pre-civil war
		Henry Dodge served with distinction as a military leader in war and as a civic leader in peace.
		In the 1850s, he went to Fort Leavenworth to settle Indian problems and to maintain peace in "Bleeding Kansas." Promoted to brigadier general in June 1858, Harney commanded the Department of Oregon where his work with the Indians contributed to the peaceful settlement of the Northwest.
		Henry Leavenworth entered the Army in 1812 as a company commander but served with such gallantry and distinction that he was brevetted colonel in 1814 and placed in command of a regiment.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/ftlvn/precivil.asp (1507 words)

	Fort Leavenworth
		The fort was established in 1827 by Colonel Henry Leavenworth, along with the Third Infantry Regiment from Saint Louis, Missouri.
		Altogether, the Leavenworth prisons hold a total of 5,972 inmates, and the prisons are a big part of what makes Fort Leavenworth very special.
		As for Colonel Henry Leavenworth, he was in the middle of commanding a conflict with the Pawnee Indians on July 21, 1834.
	www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us /schools/rjh/marneyg/03-04_Plains-Projects/millerj_04_Ft.Leavenworth.htm (1054 words)

	Leavenworth, Kansas Convention and Visitors Bureau: Attractions
		The design of the Leavenworth Landing Park focuses on the role of Leavenworth as the "Gateway to the West", with emphasis on the various modes of transportation that led to the growth of Leavenworth as the major jumping off point for settlers heading West.
		The citizens of Leavenworth, past and present, are eager to share their warm hospitality and unique history and heritage with you.
		Leavenworth County recently renovated its 1911-1913 Classical Revival-style Courthouse, including the addition of three interior murals painted by local artists (two of which are known nationally).
	www.leavenworth-lansingareachamberofcommerce.com /cvb/attracts.htm (2072 words)

	Brief History of Ft. Leavenworth, 1927-1983
		In early April 1827 Colonel Henry Leavenworth and a reconnaissance element left Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, for the confluence of the Missouri and Little Platte rivers, where he was to establish the cantonment.
		Colonel Leavenworth justified his decision to place the post on the west bank by stating that the elevated terrain was the healthiest in the area.
		Fort Leavenworth continued to be the departure point both for punitive expeditions against the Plains Indians as well as regularly scheduled supply trains destined for Army posts in the distant southwest.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/ftlvn/ftlvn.asp (19643 words)

	Cemeteries - Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery - Burial & Memorials
		The garrison of Fort Leavenworth is one of the oldest continuously-active military post located west of the Mississippi River and is noted for its significant role in the development of the American West.
		In 1827, the War Department ordered Colonel Henry Leavenworth to follow the Missouri River until he reached the mouth of the Little Platte River and establish a permanent military cantonment on the east bank there.
		Fort Leavenworth served as Army headquarters for the West and was the site of the formal surrender of New Mexico to the United States in 1846.
	www.cem.va.gov /CEM/cems/nchp/ftleavenworth.asp (1673 words)

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