Fort Bailey

Fort Bailey (1855-1856) - Established during the Rogue River Indian War in 1855. The post was a tavern known as the Grave-creek house which was occupied by volunteer Oregon troops during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855. Named for Captain Joseph Bailey, Company A, 1st Btn, Oregon Mounted Volunteers.

Current Status

Josphine County, Oregon

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1851684

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Location: In the Grave Creek hills about 25 miles south of Roseburg and above Cow Creek, at or close to the town of Wolf Creek, Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.68333 Long: -123.38333 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1470

Source:

• Victor, Frances Fuller, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon: compiled from the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls, Farnk C. Baker, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1894, page 368
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 132
• McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 365
• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Bailey

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