James H. Lane leads a force of jayhawkers against Hickory Point, a proslavery settlement in Jefferson County, Kansas, that recently supported an attack against Grasshopper Falls.
Governor John W. Geary, fearing assassination and other threats, requests federal military protection as the Bleeding Kansas violence continues to spin out of control.
John W. Geary, former mayor of San Francisco, takes office as Kansas territorial governor. Geary is appointed by President Franklin Pierce to replace Wilson Shannon and attempt to bring peace to "Bleeding Kansas."
