Camp Leavenworth

Camp Leavenworth was named for Gen. Henry Leavenworth, who died near here on July 21, 1834, while enroute from Ft. Gibson to Wichita Village in western Oklahoma for a peace conference with the Plains Indians. The expedition continued under Col. Henry Dodge, assisted by many notable officers and civilians, including Lt. Jefferson Davis and George Catlin, the artist of Indian life.

Kingston, Oklahoma · United States