Sketches of War History, 1861-1865, Vol. 5

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Excerpt from Sketches of War History, 1861-1865, Vol. 5: Papers Prepared for the Commandery of the State of Ohio, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, 1896-1903The wt of March, 1857, we took the steamer from St. Louis to Fort Leavenworth. On reaching there we found the department commanded by General W. H. Harney. The post was commanded by Colonel E. V. Sumner, of the First U. S. Cavalry. The Sixth Infantry, lately stationed at Fort Thomas, was also there. A few days afterwards the Fifth and Tenth Infantry arrived at the post, orders having been published for the Fifth, Tenth, and Battery B, Fourth Artillery, to get ready to start upon the expedition to Utah.Captain Stewart Van Vliet, of the Quartermaster Depart ment, arrived later, having been ordered to proceed to Salt Lake City in advance Of the expedition. He had been given full authority to purchase all the lumber and everything requisite for that command. Contracts were also given out for transporting the supplies, the price being twenty two cents per pound. From the day the order was issued we were kept as busy as could be, drawing horses, breaking them to harness, receiving ammunition, quartermaster sup plies, and drilling recruits, of which we had received eighty five after reaching Fort Leavenworth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.