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Snake War (1864–1868) - A war against the Northern Paiute, Bannock and Western Shoshone Indian bands who lived along the Snake River, collectively known as the Snake Indians. Fought by the U.S. Army in the states of Oregon, Nevada, and California, and in the Idaho Territory. Casualties totaled some 1,762 dead, wounded, or captured.
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Snake War Era Posts (1864–1868) (edit list)
| Post
|
State
|
From
|
To
|
GPS
|
Notes
|
| Fort Bidwell
|
CA
|
1865
|
1893
|
41.85928,
-120.15863
|
|
| Fort Boise
|
ID
|
1863
|
1913
|
43.62051,
-116.18774
|
|
| Camp Three Forks Owyhee
|
ID
|
1867
|
1871
|
42.71583,
-117.02444
|
Aka Fort Winthrop
|
| Camp Lyon
|
ID
|
1865
|
1869
|
43.1285,
-117.0279
|
Actually in Oregon
|
| Fort McDermit
|
NV
|
1865
|
1889
|
41.97218,
-117.62239
|
|
| Fort Churchill
|
NV
|
1860
|
1869
|
39.2925,
-119.27056
|
|
| Fort Ruby
|
NV
|
1862
|
1869
|
40.06778,
-115.52944
|
|
| Fort McGarry
|
NV
|
1865
|
1868
|
41.54351,
-119.02574
|
|
| Camp Smoke Creek
|
NV
|
1862
|
1864
|
40.55306,
-119.94944
|
|
| Camp McKee
|
NV
|
1865
|
1866
|
40.71268,
-119.33769
|
|
| Fort Dalles
|
OR
|
1847
|
1867
|
45.59621,
-121.19754
|
|
| Fort Klamath
|
OR
|
1863
|
1890
|
42.69234,
-121.97223
|
|
| Camp Dahlgren
|
OR
|
1864
|
1864
|
44.13333,
-119.95
|
|
| Camp Henderson
|
OR
|
1964
|
1966
|
42.80444,
-117.73278
|
|
| Camp Maury
|
OR
|
1964
|
1964
|
44.079,
-120.2286
|
|
| Camp Russell
|
OR
|
1864
|
1865
|
44.95917,
-123.00806
|
|
| Camp Watson
|
OR
|
1864
|
1869
|
44.48528,
-119.89389
|
|
| Camp Colfax
|
OR
|
1865
|
1865
|
44.27139,
-117.98889
|
|
| Camp Curry
|
OR
|
1865
|
1866
|
43.64,
-119.66
|
|
| Camp Polk
|
OR
|
1865
|
1866
|
44.32343,
-121.52009
|
|
| Camp Wright
|
OR
|
1865
|
1866
|
43.4499,
-118.9177
|
|
| Camp Warner
|
OR
|
1866
|
1867
|
42.43043,
-119.72918
|
|
| Camp Warner
|
OR
|
1867
|
1874
|
42.39833,
-120.13639
|
|
See Also:
Sources:
- Michno, Gregory, The Deadliest Indian War in the West, The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868, Caxton Press, Caldwell ID, 2007, 383 pages
Links:
Related:
Camp Colfax, Camp Curry, Camp Dahlgren, Camp Henderson, Camp Lyon, Camp Lyon, Camp Maury, Camp McKee, Camp McKee, Camp Polk, Camp Russell, Camp Smoke Creek, Camp Three Forks Owyhee, Camp Warner, Camp Watson, Camp Winfield Scott, Camp Wright, Fort Bidwell, Fort Boise, Fort Boise, Fort Churchill, Fort Dalles, Fort Klamath, Fort McDermit, Fort McGarry, Fort Ruby, Fort Winthrop, Skinner's Toll Road, George Crook,