Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. On August 15, three companies of 9th Infantry under Major Robert Garnett and one company of the 4th Infantry Regiment under...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. White Bird Canyon 17 June 1877, White Bird, Idaho: After some young Nez Perce warriors killed...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. In September 1855, Yakimas cut the throat of Indian agent Andrew J. Bolon, and Yakima chief Kamiakin...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The Fort In the summer of 1840, Sutter, using both his growing work force and local Indians, began building what would become an adobe fort. The walls were 2.5 feet thick and 15...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. 1863: A 2nd California Cavalry contingent under Colonel George Evans undertook a campaign against the Ute south of the Great...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. 28 June, 1878: General Oliver Howard, commanding the Department of the Columbia, now faced the second war in as many years...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts Shoshone Falls P.O. Box 1907 Twin Falls, ID 83303 Phone: (208) 736-2265 The Shoshone Indians used to catch salmon at the foot of Shoshone Falls. The 212-foot cataract was much too high...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts
The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne.
The following is from the book, Indian Wars by Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn.
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