Letter
Jas. A. Hardie to E. Steen, February 10, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON,
Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., February 10, 1861.
Maj. E. STEEN, U. S. Army, First Regt. Dragoons, Comdy. Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter.:
MAJOR: A rumor has reached here that Indians have been committing depredations on and in the neighborhood of Willow Creek. Colonel Wright desires you to send a party of dragoons at once to the region of Willow Creek, as well as to the Umatilla Reservation, and if there be truth in the rumor to cause a thorough scout to be made to apprehend the marauders, if possible. The colonel further directs that should any of the guilty be captured, instant and summary punishment is to be had upon them, that their fate may be a warning to others.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAS. A. HARDIE,
Captain, Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Captain, Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.. Summary: Captain Jas. A. Hardie orders Major E. Steen to dispatch dragoons to investigate and punish alleged Indian depredations near Willow Creek and the Umatilla Reservation in 1861.
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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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