Battlefield Dispatches No. 306: Military Pony Express

Thursday, March 1, 2012

The following newspaper article was published in the Leavenworth Conservative on Feb. 27, 1862, and was written by a correspondent of that newspaper in Mound City, Kan., on February 21, 1862. The article describes many military happenings in and around Fort Scott and concludes with a description of the new "Military Express" which delivered mail to Fort Leavenworth to Fort Scott in 22 hours functioning like to the original "Pony Express."

To Read More
Subscribe Sign In
Continue reading with a subscription
Subscription options