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Regarding the following notification: “As a reminder, starting June 16, all letters to the editor must be less than 600 words.” As a regular reader of the Indy op/ed page for several decades, I oppose the limit.
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Col. Henry Dodge marched from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on May 28, 1835. One hundred twenty-five United States Dragoons and their officers pressed into Indian country along the Platte River, with the ultimate goal of reaching the Rocky Mountains. Their mission was to hold councils with Plains tribes to establish an understanding of peace, not only with the United States, but among the tribes themselves who were constantly warring with one another.
Read moreIt is with great sadness that the family of David W. Boyer announces his passing on May 20, 2023, at the age of 95.
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This weekend, I attended the Kansas Press Association convention for the second time as publisher of the I-R.
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The Col. Henry Dodge expedition of 1835 set out from Fort Leavenworth to council with the Plains tribes along the Platte River valley and those along the front range of the Rocky Mountains. Dodge had a squadron of 125 First United States Dragoons at his disposal.
Read moreA response to Roger Pearson’s letter in the May 25 letter to the Ellsworth Indy-Reporter.
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Col. Henry Dodge led a squadron of 125 First United States Dragoons out of Fort Leavenworth on May 29, 1835. Their mission was to seek out and hold peace councils with the plains tribes along the Platte River Valley and those tribes living on the front range of the Rocky Mountains.
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