Fort Leavenworth: From Frontier Post to Home of the United States Army Command and General Staff College

Abstract

This booklet recounts the highlights of Fort Leavenworth's establishment as a frontier outpost, its role in the development of the Great American West, arid its continuing contribution to the armies of the Free World in the training program of the United States Army Command and General Staff College. It is hoped this introduction to the story of Fort Leavenworth, the oldest United States military post in continuous existence west of the Mississippi River, will increase appreciation of the development and objectives of this important post and will quicken interest in the community of Fort Leavenworth and the City of Leavenworth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1959
Accession Number
ADA592955

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Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • Biomedical
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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Instructors
  • Landing Fields
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

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