Diary completely digitized. and William E. Prince, born in and appointed from Massachusetts to the United States Army, describes the military posts in which he served, namely: Ringgold Barracks, Forts Clark, Terrett, Duncan, McKavett, Texas, and Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory. He describes the wagon trains, the difficulties with the Mexicans crossing the border, the Carbajal revolt in Mexico, 1850-1853, known as the Merchants War, and his command along the Rio Grande where the army was preserving civil authority.
Description:
Accompanied by a typewritten summary of the diary.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Arbuckle (Okla.), Fort Clark (Tex.), Fort Duncan (Tex.), Fort McKavett (Tex.), Fort Ringgold (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Fort Terrett (Tex.), Mexico--History--1821-1861, and Texas--History--1846-1950
Subject (Name):
Carbajal, José María Jesús, d. 1874, Prince, William E., d. 1892, and United States--Army--Military life--History--19th century
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Texas, Merchants War, 1850-1853, and Military bases--Texas
The journal records an 1849 trip from Missouri, beginning on the ship Highland Mary to old Fort Kearney, overland by the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, the southern trail, Virgin River, Cajon Pass, and Sacramento. Hamelin also records an 1856 trip from Leavenworth to Fort Laramie where he became an agent for Majors, Russell Co., freighters. He made the return journey in 1857. There are notes on his stays in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Fort Laramie. and Typed transcript completely digitized.
Description:
Gift of William Robertson Coe., Hamelin had been in the Southwest as early as 1842 and in Santa Fé as an employee of James Aull., and Original boards.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Description and travel, Fort Laramie (Wyo.), Los Angeles (Calif.), and Salt Lake City (Utah)
Subject (Name):
Highland Mary (Ship) and Russell, Majors and Waddell
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.) and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
The account covers an 1851 trip from Oregon to Salt Lake City by way of Vancouver, the Columbia River, the Blue Mountains, Fort Boise, and Fort Hall. Jennings stayed at Fort Vancouver and wrote about the Rifle Regiment, the Hudson's Bay Company, and Indians. From Vancouver he went by river with R. Wilson, A. McKay, A. McArthur, K. Pritchette, and Lt. W. Wood, and later with Maj. J. Owen. The diary describes Mormons and notes figures in Oregon history. There is a sketch of Mt. Hood. and Typed transcript completely digitized.
Description:
Gift of William Robertson Coe. and Oliver Jennings, daguerreotypist.
Subject (Geographic):
California National Historic Trail, Fort Vancouver (Wash.), Washington (State)--Description and travel, and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Hudson's Bay Company, Jennings, Oliver, McKay, Alexander, Ogden, Peter Skene, 1790-1854, Pritchette, Kintzing, Wilson, Robert, fl. 1851, Wood, William, fl. 1851, and Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State), Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific, and Mormons--Utah
The journal describes the expedition, under Col. John Gibbon's command, which marched down the Yellowstone to join Gen. Terry and Gen. Custer. It records councils with the Crow Indians, meeting Terry, arriving at the site of Custer's massacre, caring for the wounded, and burying the dead. The expedition marched back to the Rosebud, joined Crook's command pursuing Indians, and returned to Fort Shaw. There is a map of the battlefield.
Description:
Corroborates the account of Lt. William L. English (WA MSS 171)., Gift of William Robertson Coe., Henry Blanchard Freeman, captain in command of six companies of the 7th Infantry., and Original binding.
Subject (Name):
Freeman, Henry Blanchard,--1837-1915., Gibbon, John,--1827-1896., and United States.--Army.--Infantry Regiment, 7th.
Subject (Topic):
Black Hills War, 1876-1877., Crow Indians, and Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Maps.