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Letter of the Secretary of War, Communicating, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of December 14, 1868, a Statement I University of Oklahoma College of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899 1-5-1869 Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 14, 1868, a statement in relation to the number of troops employed in connection with Indian hostilities in protecting the Missouri River trafficnd a the Union Pacific Railroad Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/indianserialset Part of the Indian and Aboriginal Law Commons Recommended Citation S. Exec. Doc. No. 7, 40th Cong., 3rd Sess. (1869) This Senate Executive Document is brought to you for free and open access by University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899 by an authorized administrator of University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ±OTH C?N<:tRESS,} Ex. Doc. ·3d t)esswn. { No.7. 01' THE SECRETARY OF WAR, .... ; COl\IMUNICATING, In compliance with a. ?'esolutivn of the Senate of Docember· 14, 1868, a sta,te ment in relation to the ntonba of troops emplo,yed in connection with Ilu1ian hostilities in zn·otecting the ]Jissouri rh·er tNt;ffic and the Union PacUic railroad. JANUARY f>, 1869.-H.ef('rred to the Committee on Military Afrairs and tbeMilitia and ordered to be printed. vVAl~ DEPA.l"l,TJ.\IENT, December 30, 18()8. The Se-cretary of 'Vnr, in obedience to the Senate's resolution of December 14, 1868, has the honor to submit the accompanying statement, prepared by the. .A.l\ju ant General of the. army, as to the number of United StateR troops employ d in connection with Indian hostilities in lwotect­ ing the l\fissouri river traffic and the Union Pacific railroad, and other­ -wise policing that region of conntry; also a ~:;tatement of the number of volunteer trooi)S in scrYier, and the authority for their employment.. •f. lVf. SCHOFIELD, Secretat·y of Wm·. Regional Depository D-487 --=-~U. S . Goverment Doouments The Oklahoma Department of Libraries [Telegram. J \VAl{ DEPAHT:MEN'l', TVashington City, October 6, 1868. Lieutenant General SIIEl~niAN, St. Lottis, 1lHssouri: You are authorized by the President, if ;you deem it necessary to a successful prosecution of the present campaign against the Indians, to accept the service of one regiment of yolnnteer caYalry from the State of Kansas, to be mustered into the serYice of the United States for six months, unless sooner discharged~ Please communicate with G-eneral Grant as to the rernainilig f?,ur ~ompanies of the 5th eaYalry. ~J. 1\I. SCHOFIELD, NO Secretctry of lVcw. Official: TH01\IAS 1\I. VINCENT, Assistant Adjutant General. 1 .. ~ . - ~-~... E Litl ~ ·2 TROOPS EMPLOYED ON THE PLAINS OR PRONTIERS. DEcE:\-InEH. :u, 1sus. Under the above, the goYornor of Kansa~:; was called uvou for one regi­ ment of mounted Yolunteers to serve. for a period of six months, unles~ sooner discharged, against the hostile Indians on the plains. This regiment, (designated the 19th Kansas cavalry,) according to rolls in this office, is now in seryice, with the following organization: ·1· colonel, I lieutenant colonel, 3 majors, 1 surgeon, 2 assistant surgeons, 1 regimental adjutant, 1 regimental quartermaster, 1 regimental com­ missary of subsistence, 12 captains, 12 first lieutenants, a.nd 11 second lieutenants. Total commissioned, 46; enlisted men, 1,167; aggr(;'gate, 1,213. Muster-in rolls and enlistments are being rapidly receiYed, indicating the completion of the regiment at an early day. THOJ.\-IAS lH. VINCENT, Assistant Adjutant General. Troops employed on the plains m· frontiers in connection with Indian lw:s­ tilit-ies, in pmtecting the Missouri 'l'i'l)er traffic, the Union Pac~fic 'l'ail­ road, or othendse policing tha.t region. Designation. Station. Kature of sen·ice. 1ST CAVALRY. ~~ Headquarters ... i 17 Fort Vancouver, \V. T ........ Policing frontier. Company~ :::: 75 Fort Klamath, Oregon ........ Operating against Indians and policing frontier. 52 Camp \Varuer, Oregon ........ Do. c .. .. 61 Camp CrittE>nden. A. 'I' ...... .. Do. D ... 69 l<'ort Lapwai, I. T ........... .. Do. E .... 1, o6 Camp McDowell, A. 'I' ........ Do. F .. .. 66 Camp Henry, Oregon ........ .. Do. (} .... , 64 Camp Lowell, A. '1' ..••.•.••... Do. H .. .. 78 J. ___ _ Camp Harney, Oregon .. ...... D o. 70 Camp vratBOll, Oregon ........ Do. K .... l 83 Camp Crittenden, A. '1' ...... .. Do. L .... l 5:3 Drum barracks, Cal ......... _. Guarding and policing frontier. M.. .. 47 Camp Lyon, T. 'l' ............. Operating against Indians and policing frontier. 152 TotaL..... 953 2T> CAVALRY.t I Headq narters .. ·1 20 Fort McPherson. Neb .......... Operating against Indians and guarding Uni011 Pacific Railroad. Company A .•.. 76 Fort D. A. Ru~sell, D. 'I' ..... .. Do. B .... 74 Fort 111cl'herson, Ncb ......... Do. 78 ...•.. 110 •.•.•.••••••••••••• ·-·· Do. ~:::: 1 4tl Fort D. A. Russell, D. 'I' ...... Do. E .. .. 47 ...... do ..................... .. Do. F .. .. ;)1 . ..... no ........... ........... Do. G .... l 41 Fort McPher~on, Neb ......... Do. II .. .. 74 Fort D. A. Russeil, D. 'I' ...... Do. I. .. .. 7!! Fort 1\frPh«> rson, Neb ........ .. Do. K .. .. 50 Fort D. A. Ru>se ll, D. 'I ...... Do. L .. .. 83 Fort McPhPrson, NPb ......... Do. M .. .. 73 Fort Sedgwick, C. '1' .........•. Do. 15 Totl!l...... 807 • 'l'wo hundred and fifty (250) left for regiment August 9, 1868; 98 taken u;> on October return~. t Two hundl·ed and four (204) left for rf' giment September 14, 1868; 189 taken up on October returns. TROOPS EMPLOYED ON THE PLAINS OR FRONTIERS. 3 'l'J'oops employed on the plai·ns m· frontiers, &c.-Continued. Designation. Station. ~atnre of service: ---------.-1----------------------------------- 3D CAVALRY. Headquarters .. 4 Fort Union, N. M ............ .. Operating against Indians and policing frontier. Company A ... 69 ...... do ...................... Do. B ... 65 Fort Craig, N. M ............. Do. c .. .. 66 Fort Bascom, N. M ...•.••• : •.. Do. D .. .. 75 ...... do ..................... .. Do. E .. .. 90 Fort Bayard, N. 11'! .......... .. Do. F .. .. 87 Fort Stanton, N. M ........... Do. G .. .. 91 Fort Bascom, N. M ........... Do. H ... 52 l<'ort Stanton, N. M ........... .. Do. I. .. .. 65 Fort Union, N. M ............. , Do. K .. .. 76 Fort Selden, N. l\I ........... .. Do. L ... 54 Fort Wingate, K. l\I .......... Do. ~1. ... 58 .•.... do . ............ -----· ... Do. 'l'otaf...... 852 4TH CAVALRY. Headquarters ... l<..,ort Concho, Texas ........... Guarding and policing frontier. Company A .•.. 59 Fort McKavett, Texas ........•. Do. B .. .. 105 Austin, 'l'exas ............... .. Do. c .. .. 73 Fort Mcintosh, Texas ......... Do. D .. .. 66 l<'ort Jefferson, Texas .•........ Do. F .. .. 60 Port McKavett., Texas ......... Do. G .. .. 77 Fort Concho, Texas ........... Do. H .. .. 64 ...... do··" .. -· ............... Do. K .. .. 66 BrownHville, 'l'exas ...••....... Do. L .. .. 72 Camp Trinidad, 'l'exas ........ Do. T M .. .. ti9 Fort Concho, Texas .........•. Do. Total...... 717 5TH CAVALRY. Company A ... 68 Department of the Missouri ..•. Operating against Indians. B .. .. 70 ...... do ..................... .. Do. F .. .. 70 ...... do .... ~ ................ -- Do. H ... , 62 .••... rlo ....• : •...••........••. Do. I. .. .. 71 ...... do ..................... .. Do. L .. .. 6:i .. _... do ...................... Do. 1\:t:., .. 85 ...... do ....................... Do. Total..,... 489 6TH CAVALilY. HeadquarterH .. 4 Fort Richardson, Texas........ Guarding and policing frontier. Company A .. .. 52 Pilot Grove, Texas . ' Do. B .. .. 75 Amtin, Texas . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Do. c .. .. 51 Fort Richardson, TexaH........ Do. D .. .. 60 ...... do....................... Do. E .. .. 45 .••••• do....................... Do. }<..... .. 41 ..•... do....................... Do. H .. .. 45 Sulphur Springs, Texas........ Do. I. .. .. 47 ...... do....................... Do. K .. .. 59 Fort Griffin, Texas . Do. L .. .. 52 ...... do....................... Do. .'rl .. .. 54 l<..,ort Richardson, Texas........ Do . Total. ..... 585 7TH CAVALRY. Iieadquarters ... 3 Fort Dodge, Kansas ........••. Operating against Indians and guarding Union Pacific Railroad. Company A .•.. 66 Department of the :\ii~souri .... Operating against Indians. ~ . B .. .. 69 ....•. do ...................••.. Do. c .. .. 69 .•.... do ....................•.. Do. D .. .. 68 .•.••• do .....................•. Do. E .. .. 79 . ...•. do ....................•.. Do. 1<' •••. 62 ...... do ..................... .. tl .... 68 ...... do ...... .' .............. .. g~:Oklahoma ~ - Lib, H ... 7~ ...... do .....................•. D~ ;~ 231449 4 TROOPS EMPLOYED ON THE PLAINS OR FRONTIERS. Troops employed on the plains or front-iers, &c.-Continued. ' Designation. Station. Nature of service. Company 1 .... 72 Department of the Missouri • • • . Operating against Indians. K ... 63 ...... do....................... Do. L ... 64 Ji'ort Lyon, C. T............... Operating against Indians and policing frontier. M .•.. 66 ·Department of the Missouri . Operating against Indians. *148 Total. ••••. 970 8TH CAVALRY.f Headquarters .. 2 Churchill barracks, Nev ...... Policing frontier. Company A ... 59 Camp McDermit, Nev ..•...... Operating against Indians and policing frontier. B ... 47 Camp Whipple, A. T ........ :. Do. c ... 76 Drum barracks, Cal .........
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