The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-14
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "A, 1885.
From Kansas,


From Kansas.
Correspondence Of the Nashville Union
Having briefly given you slight descrip-
ton Of the City of Leavenworth, let me fill
up tedious hour and drive away a slight
tendency to ennui by penning slight sketch
ofthe Fort. It is situated about hslfa mile
from the river, on hill that rises gradually
from the river banks, where fine landing
allows the steamboats, to deliver the Govern
ment freight and supplies to The garrison.
As you leave the river some two hundred
yards on a good road Ieadingto the Fort, YOU
arrive at the Pest sutler store and the Gar
rison postofiee, now in charge of THE sutler
It's aframe building Of fsir size, which IS
occupied on the ground floor as a suffers
store and postofaee. while in ihe Basement
there IS kept a saloon and biliisra room
which 7 presume are wall Patraaizeaa aud Of
ton afford pleasure 70 the officers of the gar
fisou. The scene irorn the brow ii the hal
is really rnagnihcent. As you cast your. eye
below ii strikes the Missouri meandesing
along like broad belt Of dull silver, flashing
and rejecting back the suns rays frpm h
turbid bosom. On the opposite shore Is the
fertile State of Missouri, wich seems with
its heavy river fringes Of timber to frown
upon its sister State as if still in sympathy
with the feelings of its people in the army
raids some few years since on its borders
Facing from the river the eye glaness
| - y Iorol.. a ,..of,,ro Al -.-l
could desire. The long vista OF field
and meadow, hill and ravine, the
the bright yerdure Of the grasses, inter
spersed and relieved by occasional elumps
of trees, dotted here and there with the
white canvass of train wagons corralled
in readiness to depart over the pains, with
their stock peacefully grazing around, while
to the right, and in the far distance, the
hills and ravines clothed in the brightest
green of Salt Creek Valley, through which
| may be seen trains winding along. on their
way to the great inland seas (the plains)
To the left of the frame building already
described, as you face the fort, is the arsenal
and grounds, now under the charge of Major
McNutt of the regular army, whose residence
| Ga handsome one, too,) is on the grounds.
The arsenal building, prison-house, etc, are
massive and fine, and by their appearance
and solidity are admirably adapted to their
use The appearance of field ordnance, ETC.,
at once inform the looker-on of the charac
ter and use of the present situation. As You
proceed EDWARDS from the river, you ap-
proach the fort, which is in the form of
square, with the parade ground with its
flagstaff in the centre. The parade ground
ia fenced round, having at each side en-
trance by means of slightly raised Rlatform
with three or four steps leading to it, On
the upper side, facing inward from the river,
are the buildings adapted for the Offices Of
Post Commandant, Commander Of District
and forces in the field Of the District, Pay
master, Medical Director, Military Tele-
graph, Typographical Engineer, etc. Con
tinuing the line of these Offices TO the
right, but uneonnected, is the mess
house for officers and the large build
ings for the Quartermaster's Depart
/
officer, Col. Potter, Of the regular army,
while by continuing this, your line Of pedes-
trianisnl, through beautiful road running
some three-quarters of mile beyond, you
emerge upon a hne race track, whieh for
beauty and condition would make even our
friend Drummer, Of your city, open his eyes,
Returning back, however, to the fort, oppo-
site to the offices before mentioned, on the
other side of the parade ground, are the
barracks for the garrison, post band, etc, 10
whose music, by the bye, have listened
with pleasure many an hour while ON the
right of the squa are the private quarters
Of the officers of the garrison. The houses
or quarters are pretty, wen built, very con
venient, with airy and large piazzas, large
grass lois in front, fenced round to the
st{eet which runs round the parade ground,
and is in good order. Here reside the Com
mander of District, Post and their staff
officers of Engineer Corps, &c. On the left
Of the mems barracks, but beyond the
| square, as ! call it, are the long hpe Of
stables, &C., long row of frame buildings,
each separated from the other. Here are
| kept the Government horses, and officers
animals, Turning back, on the side Of the
sqHare facing the officers quarters is The
| Post QuarteFmaster's office, &c, with two
or three small quarters. And continuing
down, at the lover left angle of the
square, we come to the inevitable guaFd
house, fine small but strong stone building
which was lately built by Capt. Hodge, a
g. d., iA Rlscs Of the wooden building for
merly used. When visited it there were
generally plenty of occupants, (poor feliows)
A little further on, on the same side, and
you come to the Post Hospital, square
brick building of two stories, with a piazza
running round each. This il under the
charge of Surgeon Frank Porter, Z. S. v,
Rpd is veil conducted. In the lot on which
the hospital stands are small one story brick
buildings for isolated cases, and granted for
hospital attaches, &C. Proceeding on from
the hospital you come to the Notifications,
an irregular earth work lunette, with a
small moat-light scarp and counter scerp
and counter searp, sodded, &c. Ipresume
it is now of no further use, and is not Of
Importance enough to need further descrip
ton. Continuing your walk abont five
hundred yards further you come 70 line Of
one story frame buildings, enclosed by O
fence, which were used as a General Hos
Pital, Convalescing and coyalescent Wards
sna Afaehe Barraoks and also iornefly
Barraek Tor he men Of the Negro Battery,
(since mustered outl-faeing the end Of
these buildings is a long building, divided
of, which lie used for company officers
quarters, 6e.,-while on the fright are quar-
ters for quartermasters' clerks. While
speaking Of the post Office forgot to state
that the road from tie iaFt % tas city is q
continuation OF the road from Weston, and
Tins ths sage. receiving the mail Al Weston
delivers and receives the mail at the fort.
] must break 6if now, Mr.. Editor, as
have received orders from the powers that be,
to be ofover the plains 10 Fort Lyons via Fort
Riley, ana vim therefore only promise an
occasional letter HRtil FsaeA Rhey'
| Yours, talys m F. s.