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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Riley, Fort (search)
Riley, Fort A fortification of the United States in Geary county, Kan., on the Union Pacific Railroad, 4 miles northwest of Junction City, the county seat. A military post was established here in 1853, and, under the name of Camp Centre, because it was the geographical centre of the United States, was garrisoned in 1855. Later in the same year the name was changed to its present one in honor of Gen. B. C. Riley. In 1887, under an act of Congress, this army post was entirely transformed, enlarged, and equipped to accommodate a permanent school of instruction in drill and practice for the cavalry and light artillery service of the United States. The post now occupies 21,000 acres, and on a conspicuous site is a monument to the memory of the officers and men killed in the battles of Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission, in South Dakota, in 1890, culminations of the Messiah craze.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Missouri Volunteers. (search)
n changed to 62nd Regiment United States Colored Troops March 11, 1864 (which see). 1st Missouri Regiment St. Louis City Guard Infantry. Organized September 25, 1864, for the Defence of the city of St. Louis during Price's invasion of Missouri. Relieved from active service October 31, 1864. 2nd Missouri Battalion State Militia Infantry. （Cox's Battalion） Organized and mustered in at Cameron for six months September 11, 1861. Duty scouting in Clinton, DeKalb, Caldwell and Davis Counties till March, 1862. Mustered out March 14, 1862. 2nd Missouri Battalion St. Louis City Guard Infantry. Organized September 25, 1864, for the Defence of the city of St. Louis during Price's invasion of Missouri. Relieved from active service October 31, 1864. 2nd Missouri Battalion St. Louis City Guard Colored Infantry. Organized September 25, 1864, for the Defence of the city of St. Louis during Price's invasion of Missouri. Relieved from active service October 31, 1864.
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Twenty dollars reward. (search)
e communities in which they are located fully developed. Mr. Montague inquired if Banks which had suspended specie payment had not occasionally sold specie to private individuals? Mr. Macfarland answered 'No.' The ordinance was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed, and several ordinances on the same subject were adopted. An ordinance treasoning Winfield Scott, and annulling all acts heretofore passed in his favor by the Legislature, and changing the name of Scott county to Davis county, and of Buchanan county to Stephens county, was taken up, promiscuously discussed, and finally laid upon the table for more mature consideration. After a lengthy speech by Mr. Macfarland, Mr. Ambler propounded a question, whether money due from the North to the South has not been seized in Washington, as contraband of war? Mr. Macfarland answered "No." [We unhesitatingly say "yes," and we cannot understand why Mr. Macfarland should be ignorant of the fact.] Mr. Ambler replied,
The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Arrest of Rebel music Beliers. (search)
Drowned. --Miss Lydia Lane, of Davis county, N. C., was drowned in South river last week. She was in a buggy, and attempting to get into a flat, in order to cross, the flat not being fastened to the shore, was struck by the wheels and forced from the bank, when horse and buggy were plunged into the river. Miss L. was returning from Richmond, where she had been waiting on a wounded nephew.