Battlefield Dispatches No. 310: High water, foot sore and bad whiskey

Friday, March 30, 2012

During the Civil War, by the end of March 1862, the town of Fort Scott was becoming a large Union military complex. The town had become a transient destination for many Union regiments and the articles and supplies that were shipped from Fort Leavenworth down the various roads to Fort Smith, Ark., and to Fort Gibson, Indian Territory (present Oklahoma). As the town developed and expanded, there were a few growing pains that included many desirable and some undesirable happenings that were described in the Fort Scott newspaper and the newspapers that were published in eastern Kansas. Unfortunately, many of the Civil War newspapers from Fort Scott do not exist today, but fortunately many of the articles about Fort Scott were reprinted in other newspapers. The following article about Fort Scott was published in March 27, 1862 edition of the "Leavenworth Weekly Conservative" and is located on Page 2 in Column 3. "FROM FORT SCOTT

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