This telegram was sent from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Kansas Gov. Thomas Carney on April 26, 1864. The telegram consists of an April 23, 1864 telegraph communication between Col. Phillips and Major General S.R. Curtis. Phillips informs Curtis that his troops are tracking Quantrill’s movements through Kansas along the Arkansas River, and that one of his companies stationed near the river may meet Quantrill soon. Curtis replies that from Phillips’ telegram, he infers Quantrill’s location to be on the southern side of the Arkansas.

April 26, 1864

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Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
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Thomas Carney
Samuel R Curtis
William Clarke Quantrill

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas

Telegram

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T.C. Stevens, Folder 2: Correspondence 1864, Item 23

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