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The Constabulary of the Plains

Authors

• Robert J. Smith
• William McKale

Abstract

The establishment and evolution of Fort Riley from the 1850s through the 21st century.

Keywords:

Constabulary, Plains, Fort Riley, Ft. Riley, beauty, Kansas, Mexican-American War, nature, native, natural, Great Compromise 1850, Free-State, slavery, anti-slavery, pro-slavery, Bleeding Kansas, Calvary Parade Field, Kansas River, Wakarusa War, Shawnee Manual Labor School, territory, land, west, development, Quantrill, Civil War, Confederacy, Union, J.E.B Smart, Albert Sidney Johnston, Henry Heth, Lewis Armistead, John Sedgewick, Winfield Scott Hancock, Nathaniel Lyon, service, army, war, military, Battle of Wilson's Creek, militia, guerilla, 7th Calvary Regiment, George A. Custer, Custer, Territorial Capital, Big Red One, 1st Infantry Division

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