▁the ▁best ▁play ▁you ' re ▁ever ▁likely ▁to ▁see ▁about ▁deb t ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁plays ▁Category : Pl ays ▁by ▁Dennis ▁Kelly <0x0A> </s> ▁Camp ▁Hunter ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁or ▁a ▁bit ▁earlier ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁B ax ter ▁Spr ings , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Union ▁troops . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Indian ▁Home ▁Guard ▁reg iments ▁established ▁a ▁camp ▁nearby ▁on ▁Little ▁Five ▁M ile ▁Creek . ▁ ▁The ▁white ▁soldiers ' ▁camp ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Gen . ▁David ▁Hunter . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁cr est ▁of ▁the ▁Spring ▁Creek ▁valley . ▁ ▁The ▁combined ▁number ▁of ▁troops ▁in ▁both ▁cam ps ▁was ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁men , ▁according ▁to ▁Hugh ▁Thompson , ▁who ▁was ▁station ed ▁as ▁a ▁sc out ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁had ▁three ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁to ▁help ▁esc ort ▁w agon ▁trains ▁south ▁into ▁Indian ▁Territ ory , ▁where ▁Indians ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁attacked ▁Union ▁w agon ▁trains . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁use ▁for ▁the ▁cam ps ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁send ▁tired ▁caval ry ▁horses . ▁The ▁area ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁cam ps ▁had ▁much ▁grass . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁cam ps ▁were ▁needed ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁horses . ▁ ▁A