Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-10-22
A WAR RECORD.

List of Campaigns and Fights in which
United States Troops Were Engaged.
Beside the better-known war of the
Revolution there is that with France in
1898; that of 1912 with Great Britain
and the Mexican war of 1916. Here
are records of the Wyoming valley
war, 17S2-S7; Shay's rebellion, 1886;
the whisky instruction, Pennsylvania,
1794; Northwestern Indiana war, 1900
So; Tripoli, African coast. 1SO1-O5;
Burr's instruction, 1906; Chesapeake
war (naval, British 1907; Northwest
ern Indiana war, Indiana, 1911; the
President ship engagement with the
British sloop Little Belt, 1911; Florida
Seminole war, 1912; Peoria Indian,
1878; Creek Indian, 1S13-14; Latitte s
pirates, 1914; with Barbary, north
coast of Africa, 1915; Seminole Indian,
1878. and Lafitte's pirates again,
1921.
Then came the Rickaree, Indian,
1928; Fevre river, Indian, 1927; Winnie
bago, Indian, 1927 Sac and Fox, In
dian, 1881; Black Hawk, Indian, 1882;
Toledo war, boundary line between
Ohio and Michigan, 1888; Texas wars,
previous to annexation, 1856; Indian
stream war, boundary line between
New Hampshire and Canada, 1856;
Creek, Indian, 1867; Florida, Semi
mole, 1635-42; Sabine, Indian, 1867;
Cherokee Indian, 1868; Usage, In
dian, 1887; Patriot war" rebellion in
Canada against the mother govern
ment, and troops called out to prevent
invasion of the United States territory,
1889; the "Heatherly disturbance"
Indian, 1886; Mormon war, Missouri,
1888; Aroostook war, Maine, territory
line trouble; United States and Canada,
1889; DORIS rebellion, Rhode Island,
1912; Mormon war, Illinois, 1874;
Cayuse, Indian, Oregon, 1847-S;
Cuban troubles, preventing expedi-
tions, 1S49-51: Texas and New Mexico,
Indian, 1S49-55; California, Indian,
1872; Utah, Indian, 1903; Rogue
river, Indian, 1851, 1853 and 1856; the
Japan naval expedition, 1854; China.
naval engagement, 1854; Oregon,
Indian, 1854; Nicaragua troubles, sup
pessing Walkers and other expedi-
tons, 1913; Kansas troubles, 1854-9;
Cuban troubles, 1849-51, 1854, 1867 and
1878; Yakima, Indian, 1855; Kla-
math and Salmon river, Indian, 1855;
Florida, Indian, 1868; John Browns
Virginia raid, October, 1859; Sioux,
Indian, 1923; Cheyenne, Indian,
1914; Oregon, Idaho and California,
Indian, 1868; fenian invasion of
Canada, May and June, 1866; Indian
Territory and Kansas, Indian, 1863;
Modoc, Indian, 1928, Apache, Ari-
IONA, Indian, 1873; Arkansas rebellion
Estate GovernmenD, 1874; Indian
troubles to Kansas, Colorado, Texas,
Indian Territory and New Mexico,
1974-5; Louisiana rebellion Estate Gov
ernment). 1874; Cheyenne and Sioux,
Indian, 1867; Pennsylvania and Mary
land railroad strike, 1877; Nez Perez,
Indian, 1889, and White River Utes,
1879.
These were not all "wars but
| United States troops were called out,
served and somebody got hurt" by
lead, arrow or miasma, and about two
tons of cases claiming or receiving pen
sions crowd the shelves and drawers Of
the two rooms occupied by the old wal
and navy. Aside from these, every
division representing claims from diff
ferent sections of the Union has hud
dreds of pounds of papers showing
that man suffered somewhere and a
sonic period for Uncle Sam. -.-Kdnsa!
city Times.