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Letter book, Fort Simcoe, Washington Territory

Description: A collection of 3,070 items from 1850 to 1885, which consists of Fort Dalles official records that document the activities of the U.S. Army in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in Oregon from 1850 to 1885. The collection contains official correspondence, orders, post returns, quartermaster reports, and two letter books largely for Fort Dalles, Oregon. Subject matter in the collection includes the operation of Forts Dalles, Simcoe, Vancouver, and Yamhill and also various Native American wars and campaigns, including the Yakima expeditions from 1855 and 1858, the Snake/Shoshone campaigns from 1855 to 1864, the Modoc War in 1873, the Nez Percé War, and the Bannock War in 1878. Significant persons represented in the collection include John T. Apperson, Edward R.S. Canby, Chief Joseph, George B. Currey, Oliver Otis Howard, Winfield Scott, and George Wright.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1857-1859
Call number: FD 1902

Morning reports and orders, Fort Dalles

Manuscripts

A collection of 3,070 items from 1850 to 1885, which consists of Fort Dalles official records that document the activities of the U.S. Army in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in Oregon from 1850 to 1885. The collection contains official correspondence, orders, post returns, quartermaster reports, and two letter books largely for Fort Dalles, Oregon. Subject matter in the collection includes the operation of Forts Dalles, Simcoe, Vancouver, and Yamhill and also various Native American wars and campaigns, including the Yakima expeditions from 1855 and 1858, the Snake/Shoshone campaigns from 1855 to 1864, the Modoc War in 1873, the Nez Percé War, and the Bannock War in 1878. Significant persons represented in the collection include John T. Apperson, Edward R.S. Canby, Chief Joseph, George B. Currey, Oliver Otis Howard, Winfield Scott, and George Wright.

FD 1898

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U.S. Army. 9th Infantry. Morning Reports

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FD 1894

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Volumes: Order books, letter books, commissary books, etc

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Fort Dalles records

Manuscripts

A collection of 3,070 items from 1850 to 1885, which consists of Fort Dalles official records that document the activities of the U.S. Army in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in Oregon from 1850 to 1885. Other forts in Oregon and Washington are also represented. The collection contains official correspondence, orders, post returns, quartermaster reports, and two letter books largely for Fort Dalles, Oregon. Subject matter in the collection includes the operation of Forts Dalles, Simcoe, Vancouver, and Yamhill and also various Native American wars and campaigns, including the Yakima expeditions from 1855 and 1858, the Snake/Shoshone campaigns from 1855 to 1864, the Modoc War in 1873, the Nez Percé War, and the Bannock War in 1878. Significant persons represented in the collection include John T. Apperson, Edward R.S. Canby, Chief Joseph, George B. Currey, Oliver Otis Howard, Winfield Scott, and George Wright.

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Official papers of the U.S. Army in Fort Dalles and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest

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Plan of Pile Wharf on the Columbia River at Fort Vancouver, W. T., with specifications

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Letter book, Fort Simcoe, Washington Territory

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