Leavenworth, KS

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Leavenworth County, KS
Date Type
- Abraham Lincoln finishes his five day speaking tour in Kansas with two speeches in Leavenworth Campaigns/Elections
Abraham Lincoln gives a speech in Elwood at the start of a five day speaking tour in Kansas Campaigns/Elections
Abraham Lincoln leaves for home after his short Kansas speaking tour Campaigns/Elections
At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, George Custer is suspended from the Army for absence without leave. Battles/Soldiers
In Kansas, a destructive fire causes heavy damage to a block in Leavenworth's business district Crime/Disasters
In Kansas, Leavenworth's ordinance against hogs running wild in the streets comes into effect Lawmaking/Litigating
Kansas Senator James Henry Lane dies from his self-inflicted wounds. Personal
Senator James Henry Lane shoots himself in the head near Leavenworth, Kansas. Personal
Senator Seward campaigns for the Republican Party in St. Joseph, Missouri Campaigns/Elections
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Richmond (VA) Dispatch, "Important News From Kansas," January 5, 1856
Washington (DC) National Era, “Kansas News,” July 30, 1857
New York Times, “Slavery in Kansas,” June 22, 1857
Washington (DC) National Era, “Reports of the Kansas Press,” October 29, 1857
The Election—How Mr. Parrott, the Free State candidate was Chosen to Congress—He Receives his Certificate from Governor Walker
Leavenworth (KS) Journal, "Cheering News," August 26, 1858
(St. Louis) Missouri Republican, “Gold Fields,” September 26, 1858
Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “Returning Gold Hunters,” May 20, 1859
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Greeley Meets a Slave Dealer,” June 9, 1859
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Kansas Gold Mines,” June 11, 1859
New York Times, “Letter from the Kansas Gold Region,” July 8, 1859
New York Herald, “Gold from Pike’s Peak,” February 26, 1860
Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “News from the ‘All Hazard’ Boys,” June 1, 1861
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