Honoring a long fallen Trooper
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They squared it away good. 0 -
That's good to see. 0 -
Great read. Thank you for posting it. 0 -
God Bless 0 -
All troopers in the West should be so lucky.
They didn't have graves registration back then.
RIP Soldier.0 -
Damn allergies ....[;)] Well done! 0 -
Great story. Thanks for posting. 0 -
great story and bless the people involved
and prayers to the countless men and women and of course kids across the country long forgotten in unmarked graves0 -
I think the only reason his grave was marked was because he died at the stage stop.
There are no grave markers at the battle site.
My father-in-law RIP, trailed sheep and was a Govt trapper in the area of the fight and told me many times that he saw for many years before and after WWII, the remains of burnt wagon wheels and other remainents of the fight laying around the spot until the desert finally reclaimed them, and was adamant that where they put the fight marker sign was not where the fight took place but offset by some distance.
Done on purpose to throw off treasure hunters or so it would be accessible by road, without people driving out through the sage and disturbing the actual site, who knows?
I have held in my hand, a US Calvary brand that was found in the rocks next to the battle and camp site, presumably tossed away by the Indians as they rummaged through things after the fight. Who knows for sure,
I have another story about Chief Joseph's run, that occurred a few days or so before the Camas meadows fight, back to the West in the Birch creek area, but I'll save that for another day, some of it fact and some of it merely mine and another fellows speculation on what we found. I'll let you read it and draw your own conclusions
Mule0 -
Great post Mule, thanks for sharing! 0
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