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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1862) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] era Camp established by 1st Lieutenant [[John Mullan]], {{Cullum|1550}}, in 1861 near present day Milltown, Missoula County, Montana. Named Cantonment Wright after General [[George Wright]]. Abandoned in 1862.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1862) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] era Camp established by 1st Lieutenant [[John Mullan]], {{Cullum|1550}}, [[2nd U.S. Artillery]],  in 1861 near present day Milltown, Missoula County, Montana. Named Cantonment Wright after Colonel [[George Wright]], {{Cullum|309}}, [[9th U.S. Infantry]], then in command of the Department of Oregon. Abandoned in 1862.
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== History ==
== History of Cantonment Wright ==
[[File:Mullan - Milltown-10.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cantonment Wright Marker Text]]
Established by 1st Lieutenant [[John Mullan]] in 1861 as a camp built during the construction of the 624-mile Mullen Wagon Road between [[Fort Benton]], Montana and [[Fort Walla Walla]], Washington.  
Established by 1st Lieutenant [[John Mullan]] in 1861 as a construction camp built during the construction of the 624-mile [[Mullan Road|Mullan Wagon Road]] between [[Fort Benton (1)]], Montana and [[Fort Walla Walla (2)|Fort Walla Walla]], Washington.  


The cantonment had six crude log cabins from which Mullen and his men built a two hundred and thirty-five foot long log bridge with four spans across the nearby Blackfoot River. The camp was located near a trading post established by [[Frank Worden]] and [[Christopher Higgins]] in 1860 that became known as Hell Gate. The bridge survived for only a couple years before high water destroyed it.
The cantonment had six crude log cabins from which Mullan and his men built a two hundred and thirty-five-foot long log bridge with four spans across the nearby Blackfoot River. The camp was located near a trading post established by [[Frank Worden]] and [[Christopher Higgins]] in 1860 that became known as Hell Gate. The bridge survived for only a couple of years before high water destroyed it. Many replacements bridges were built.


Mullen abandoned the cantonment on 23 May 1862 and departed for [[Fort Benton]].
Mullan abandoned the cantonment on 23 May 1862 and departed for [[Fort Benton (1)]].
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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Marker and statue located on Montana route MT-2000 at Exit 109 of Interstate 90 near Milltown.
Marker and statue located on Montana route MT-2000 at Exit 109 of Interstate 90 near Milltown.
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'''Location:''' Near Milltown, Missoula County, Montana.
'''Location:''' Near Milltown, Missoula County, Montana. Cantonment<br>map point is the GNIS coordinates and may not be accurate.


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* Elevation: 3,268'
* Elevation: 3,268'
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'''See Also:'''
'''See Also:'''
* [[Mullan Road]]


'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Roberts}}, page 479.
* {{Roberts}}, page 479.
* {{Hart}}, page 75.
* {{GNIS2|ID=1781314}}
* {{GNIS2|ID=1781314}}


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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt3.html#wright North American Forts - Cantonment Wright]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt3.html#wright North American Forts - Cantonment Wright]
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMMV96_Brave_New_World_Bonner_MT Waymarking - Brave New World]
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMMV96_Brave_New_World_Bonner_MT Waymarking - Brave New World]
* [http://tworivershistory.net/the-mullan-road.html The Mullen Road]
* [http://tworivershistory.net/the-mullan-road.html The Mullan Road]
* [http://www.narhist.ewu.edu/mullan_road/mullan_home2.html The Mullan Road]
* [http://www.narhist.ewu.edu/mullan_road/mullan_home2.html The Mullan Road]


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Latest revision as of 06:59, 28 July 2022


Cantonment Wright (1861-1862) - A U.S. Civil War era Camp established by 1st Lieutenant John Mullan, (Cullum 1550), 2nd U.S. Artillery, in 1861 near present day Milltown, Missoula County, Montana. Named Cantonment Wright after Colonel George Wright, (Cullum 309), 9th U.S. Infantry, then in command of the Department of Oregon. Abandoned in 1862.

John Mullan Statue and Cantonment Wright Marker at Milltown, MT.

History

Cantonment Wright Marker Text

Established by 1st Lieutenant John Mullan in 1861 as a construction camp built during the construction of the 624-mile Mullan Wagon Road between Fort Benton (1), Montana and Fort Walla Walla, Washington.

The cantonment had six crude log cabins from which Mullan and his men built a two hundred and thirty-five-foot long log bridge with four spans across the nearby Blackfoot River. The camp was located near a trading post established by Frank Worden and Christopher Higgins in 1860 that became known as Hell Gate. The bridge survived for only a couple of years before high water destroyed it. Many replacements bridges were built.

Mullan abandoned the cantonment on 23 May 1862 and departed for Fort Benton (1).

Current Status

Marker and statue located on Montana route MT-2000 at Exit 109 of Interstate 90 near Milltown.

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Location: Near Milltown, Missoula County, Montana. Cantonment
map point is the GNIS coordinates and may not be accurate.

Maps & Images

Lat: 46.87298 Long: -113.88983

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 3,268'



GPS Locations:

See Also:

Sources:

Links:

Fortification ID:

  • MT0213 - Cantonment Wright

Visited: 20 Jul 2015


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