NarrativeMcMillen, James H., 1823-1886Account of the formation of a rifle company and its journey to The Dalles in response to the Whitman Massacre. James McMillen wrote the piece at the bequest of the Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast, Camp No. 2, Multnomah County.From the Winlock W. Miller Collection.James H. McMillen, migrated to Oregon in 1845, was employed in Abernethy's mills in Oregon City, and served in the Pacific Coast Indian Wars.text