Mound City's post - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mound City's post - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mound City's post was established by 1860 in Mound City, Kansas, United States. In August 1861 U.S. Senator James H. Lane reported to the commander of Fort Leavenworth that the post was to be fortified. In fact, Mound City's post became one of the important posts guarding against Confederate guerrilla attacks along the Kansas-Missouri border. Through the War usually 200 to 300 troops at a time were stationed at the post.A Little History about Mound City, Kansas, and Our Neighbors (N.p.: n.d.), pp. 2, 6, 23.William C. Pollard, Jr., "Forts and Military Posts in Kansas: 1854-1865" (Ph.D. dissertation, Faith Baptist College and Seminary, 1997), p. 140. Read more on Wikipedia
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