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A couple of 1st cavalry troopers standing by their jeep named "avenger". Original negative.
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A couple of 1st cavalry troopers standing by their jeep named "avenger". Original negative.
"The black flag will be hoisted" Shannon's Martial Woes, Part Two
“The black flag will be hoisted” Shannon’s Martial Woes, Part Two
Wilson Shannon
Wilson Shannon found out that men at the Wakarusa camp intended to intercept his message Colonel Sumner and the 1st Cavalry after he visited Lawrence, but it confirmed the danger he already suspected from both touring the camp and speaking with the proslavery militia’s leaders. He also had other, possibly worse news about the town’s besiegers. George Douglas Brewerton prints a…
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Governor Shannon Goes to Lawrence
Governor Shannon Goes to Lawrence
Wilson Shannon
After his unproductive meeting with the proslavery leadership on the night of December 6, 1855, Governor Wilson Shannon made arrangements with General Strickler of the Kansas militia. Through Strickler, he secured an express rider to take his further plea that the 1st Cavalry ride from Fort Leavenworth to come to Lawrence’s rescue. Shannon told George Douglas Brewertonthat the…
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"You have the power to secure peace."
“You have the power to secure peace.”
Wilson Shannon
Wilson Shannon, governor of Kansas, and Albert Boone, grandson of Daniel, found that the Missourians and others encamped around Lawrence really didwant to ravage the community and put an end to the free state movement. To stop them he had only the similarly-sized free state militias committed to Lawrence’s defense. Using that force would bring about the very confrontation that…
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More Bad News for Governor Shannon
More Bad News for Governor Shannon
Wilson Shannon
Wilson Shannon must have had better days. He blundered his way into escalating a crisis, but he realized that things had gone wrong and hoped to use the 1st Cavalry out of Fort Leavenworth to plug the volcano before it erupted. Then Colonel E.V. Sumner, who had promised to come to his aid, realized that he too would ride into a mess and perhaps he ought to proceed more cautiously.…
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Mature Reflection Inconveniences Governor Shannon
Mature Reflection Inconveniences Governor Shannon
Wilson Shannon
Fresh off their disappointing visit with Wilson Shannon, G.P. Lowery and C.W. Babcock passed by where the governor promised he would meet up with the 1st Cavalry to come to Lawrence’s rescue. Shannon might want the free state party to renounce their politics and surrender their arms, but they could retain a sliver of hope from the fact that he didn’t want Lawrence massacred. So…
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A 1st Cavalry Sgt. astride his mount. Pre WWII medium format negative.
Pre-war photo of 1st Cavalry troopers "horsing" around. Medium format negative.