Army of the Border
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The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War. It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price's Raid in 1864. Samuel R. Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration.
10-23 October
Major General James G. Blunt, who commanded the District of South Kansas, was placed in command of the army's 1st Division, which was broken up into three brigade of volunteer cavalry regiments and a fourth of Kansas state militia units. Major General George Dietzler commanded the rest of the Kansas state militia units and organized them into the 2nd Division of the army.
Jennison's and Moonlight's brigades from Blunt's division fought at the battles of Lexington and Little Blue River. At the battle of Big Blue River Blunt's brigades of Jennison, Moonlight, and Ford were joined by the Olathe District Brigade of the Kansas State Militia brigade led by Melvin S. Grant.
At the Battle of Westport, Blunt's division was deployed east–west with the Kansas State Militia generally supporting the right hand of the line. Curtis's divisions were joined by Alfred Pleasonton's cavalry division from the Department of the Missouri, bringing the Union army to about 22,000, including Pleasonton's cavalry.
24 October-7 November
Immediately following the Battle of Westport on October 23, the militia units were returned to their respective counties and Curtis reorganized the remaining field units.
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