Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks],
October 30, 1861
The work now going on and the preparations being made at the Fort, indicate two things. First, that it will be put in a complete state of defence, and, second, that the Government designs making it a post of great magnitude; both of which are of vital importance to our city. To make it impregnable as near as may be, should be the first consideration of the commanding officer. Security for the stores collected, as well as for the prestige of holding so important a post, alike demand incessant effort in that direction. The fate of war in this region, at least, is somewhat uncertain, and perchance the tide of battle may be turned hitherward. The fortifications should be constructed with a skill and scope sufficient for any emergency.
Fort Leavenworth is the great central depot of the West, where the in coming and out going military expeditions concentrate; and in these war like times it has become a post of the utmost significance to all that region of country lying west of the Missouri river. Here all our forces converge and diverge, receiving and delivering supplies and equipments, amounting in the aggregate to millions of dollars, making it a point of great activity and the source of employment and prosperity to a large extent of country.
It is a matter of congratulation to those interested in the growth and welfare of our city, to know that the Government is now engaged in making improvements and adding facilities commensurate with the importance of the post and that we are in a fair way of having an armory added to the already extensive works of Fort Leavenworth.