George Wright and the Plateau Indian War, 1858
by
Donald L. Cutler
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Col. George Wright’s campaign against the Yakima, Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Palouse, and other Indian peoples of eastern Washington Territory was intended to punish them for a recent attack on another U.S. Army force. Wright had once appeared to respect the Indians of the Upper Columbia Plateau,...