Fort Dalles was established in 1850 as a supply depot for the United States Army on the Columbia River in Oregon. This collection consists of official papers of the activities of the United States Army in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in Oregon.

Fort Dalles was established in 1850 as a supply depot for the United States Army on the Columbia River in Oregon. After the discovery of gold in 1855 at Fort Colville, Washington Territory, Americans began to arrive in greater numbers and friction with the Native Americans increased. During the Civil War the regular army was removed, and volunteer troops from California, Oregon, and Washington took over the task of protecting the frontier settlements. Although Fort Dalles was abandoned in 1866, Forts Simcoe, Vancouver, Yamhill, and other military camps (whose records appear in this collection) were important centers of military activity in the Pacific Northwest during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

22 Linear Feet (18 boxes, 17 volumes, 3 rolls)

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