A Wichita Binge

By "The Cowboy" Jim Gray

The Wichita City Eagle of Thursday, July 27, 1876, noted that on the previous Monday two companies of soldiers passed through town on their way north. The passing of troops through Wichita was nothing unusual. With Indian Territory on the southern Kansas border movement of troops to and from posts was relatively commonplace.

This time troop movement brought more than the usual keen interest. Only two weeks earlier the City Eagle noted that “The death of General Custer will create a profound sensation throughout the whole country, and especially in Kansas where he saw several years (of ) service and formed many acquaintances.”

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