Letter
Fort Benton wagon road and its influence upon military operations in to Lorenzo Thomas, June 14, 1861
ForT WALLA WALLA, WASH. TER.
ForT WALLA WALLA, WASH. TER., June 14, 1861.
Col. L. THOMAS, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: Sir: I would beg leave
very respectfully to submit for the consideration of the Honorable Secretary of War a few facts in relation to this
Fort Benton wagon road and its influence upon military operations in
this portion of the country. We have this summer, in addition to the
disturbed state of the country at home, which has withdrawn a portion
of the troops from Oregon, a mining excitement which is pouring all
this portion of the country. We have this summer, in addition to the
disturbed state of the country at home, which has withdrawn a portion
of the troops from Oregon, a mining excitement which is pouring all
the restless and loose portion of the community into the Nez Percé country, and upon the very land which was promised them as their own
exclusive soil, to be exempt from all encroachments of the whites.
The Indians are naturally dissatisfied, and to keep peace troops will be
needed in their very midst. This takes one company of dragoons from
exclusive soil, to be exempt from all encroachments of the whites.
The Indians are naturally dissatisfied, and to keep peace troops will be
needed in their very midst. This takes one company of dragoons from
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: ForT WALLA WALLA, WASH. TER..
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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