ALS written by Captain Stuart from Fort Smith on the eastern boundary of the Arkansas frontier, to his commanding officer at Fort Gibson, expressing his regret that he and Arbuckle do not agree on the need for troops at Fort Smith. Stuart states that...
Description:
Purchased by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc., on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 1982.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Smith (Ark.)
Subject (Name):
Arbuckle, Matthew, 1776-1851, Stuart, John, active 1837, United States Army Infantry Regiment, 7th, and United States Army--Military life--History--19th century
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--Arkansas, Indians of North America--Arkansas, and Soldiers--United States
Zachary Taylor asks General Jones for the power to increase the militia in the future whenever it is necessary. Some of the officers felt that Taylor had overstepped his authority in commanding Colonel Warren to increase his battalion to a regiment wi...
Description:
Original (in folder 1) Restricted fragile material; preservation photocopy (in folder 2).
Subject (Name):
Jones, Roger, 1785-1852 and United States--Adjutant-General's Office
