The included newspaper image is from page 2 of the August 11, 1863 issue of the Cleveland Morning Leader. The article is a reprint from Anthony’s paper, the Leavenworth Conservative. Why the Cleveland paper picked up this particular story is anybody’s guess, but it does illustrate the fact that other northern states were not oblivious to events in Kansas, and Anthony’s behavior in particular. The article describes Anthony administering an oath to 8 prominent Leavenworth citizens.
Daniel Anthony was totally devoted to the Union, and as Mayor he expected the same of Leavenworth’s prominent citizens. This brief note from the Leavenworth Conservative was reprinted in a Cleveland, OH, newspaper. (Image courtesy Chronicling America)
