▁inside ▁the ▁Kansas ▁border ▁with ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Camp ▁Hunter ▁found ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 1 st ▁Texas ▁Caval ry , ▁under ▁Col . ▁T res ev ant ▁C . ▁Haw pe , ▁head ed ▁toward ▁the ▁two ▁cam ps , ▁which ▁were ▁quickly ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁north ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁near ▁present ▁day ▁Pitts burg , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁defeat ▁Haw pe ▁retre ated ▁back ▁to ▁Camp ▁Hunter ▁and ▁briefly ▁occupied ▁it . ▁ ▁Poss ibly ▁Living ston ▁and ▁Confeder ate ▁Indians ▁under ▁Col . ▁Stand ▁W atie ▁visited ▁Camp ▁Hunter ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁From ▁Camp ▁Hunter , ▁Haw pe ▁inv aded ▁south west ▁Missouri , ▁helping ▁other ▁Confeder ates ▁in ▁defe ating ▁Union ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Newton ia ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁Haw pe ▁left , ▁Camp ▁Hunter ▁was ▁never ▁occupied ▁again . ▁ ▁When ▁Union ▁forces ▁returned ▁to ▁B ax ter ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁camp ▁at ▁a ▁different ▁site . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Ch ero kee ▁County , ▁Kansas ▁Category : F ort s ▁in ▁Kansas ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Kansas <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁women ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁met re ▁fre est yle ▁event ▁at ▁the