Defense of Nebraska Frontier Settlements 1856
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Defense of Nebraska Frontier Settlements 1856 by Charles J. Faulkner, Virginian Congressman, , 6”x 9.5”, 8 pp, June 23 1856, printed report containing copies of letters by Mark Izard, Jefferson Davis, and William HarneyThe noteworthiness of this document may be divided into two categories: the content of the document, and the significance of the contributors. The document
itself is a report composed by Representative Charles Faulkner, containing typed copies of letters of Governor of Nebraska Mark Izard, Secretary of War Jefferson
Davis, and Brevet Brigadier General William Harvey. In the report, Izard reports the grim situation of the Nebraska frontier against the Indians, and requests more troops from Secretary Davis. In particular, Izard highlights how he will be compelled to use his own funds in order to raise a volunteer force while further aid
is sent, as a necessary measure to preserve the front’s security. According to him, many settlers are leaving as a result of both the Indian menace and the lack of
protection from American troops. Secretary Davis responds that he cannot send many troops there without Congress’ approval, but he can dispatch General
Harvey to provide a temporary reinforcement. It is a departure from more well-known history to see Jefferson Davis acting in such a great effort to preserve the Union, protecting it, even, from external attacks. His interests in this letter are sharply distinct from what they would have been in eight years’ time.
itself is a report composed by Representative Charles Faulkner, containing typed copies of letters of Governor of Nebraska Mark Izard, Secretary of War Jefferson
Davis, and Brevet Brigadier General William Harvey. In the report, Izard reports the grim situation of the Nebraska frontier against the Indians, and requests more troops from Secretary Davis. In particular, Izard highlights how he will be compelled to use his own funds in order to raise a volunteer force while further aid
is sent, as a necessary measure to preserve the front’s security. According to him, many settlers are leaving as a result of both the Indian menace and the lack of
protection from American troops. Secretary Davis responds that he cannot send many troops there without Congress’ approval, but he can dispatch General
Harvey to provide a temporary reinforcement. It is a departure from more well-known history to see Jefferson Davis acting in such a great effort to preserve the Union, protecting it, even, from external attacks. His interests in this letter are sharply distinct from what they would have been in eight years’ time.
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