The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-02

made its first rendezvous I'm 1861 was
named Camp Baker In honor of SEN
ator r. ID. Baker. the gray eagle of the
west who was killed at Balls Bluff. II
was located near jacksonville. Or not
far from the California line and was OF
temporary constructions cabins of
nnhewn iogs-to be occupied by us as bar
racks during the winter, where our bat
talon might obtain fora &c for their horses
and employ the men for short time be-
fore going to the front in evolutions and
drill. from the school of the soldier to that
of the regiment.
II might he interesting 10 follow those
warm hearted ranchers and miners into
their frst camp at headquarters and
through the vicissitudes OF their early and
awkward drilling in tactics and the discip-
line OF camp life, for they were indeed
motley crowd, representatives of "all ma
tons, hailing from all spheres trades and
callings in life: but. in this respect they
were only the counterpart of American
volunteers anywhere.
Just as the news of the great victory al
Fort Donelson reached our camp. covering
our flag with glory and filing the hearts of
our command with patriotic fervor and
enthusiasm, our regiment OF seven com
panies was ordered into the field. We had
not marched many days when the COM
mand was divided into three separate bat
talions and sent in different directions 10
as many frontier posts. there to take sta
tton and relieve the regulars. who had al
ready gone or were urgently demanded al
the seat OF war I'm the East. Thus from
Camp Douglas al Salt Lake to Fort Col
vile. and from Camp Banning al San Pc
dro. Cal. 10 Fort Townsend. four regi-
ments OF California volunteers. supple
mented by one regiment OF Washington
Territory infantry, one of Oregon cavalry.
and later. one of oregon infantry. were
hastily scattered I'm answer to the dis
loyal demand for Pacific Coast repub-
He and to guard the sparseiy settled from
tier against the incursions OF hostile In
| dams
Now, for the first time. II became known
10 all OF us that we were not going East
to the War of the Rebellion but that our
field Of duty was 10 be confined to far less
| bloody bat no less arduous campaigns on
the inhospitabe frontier. The preceding
election OF lsse had demonstrated that fully
one-third OF our population was disloyal,
and II was known that not few or the
supporters OF Douglas and Lincoln were
| friendly 20 the scheme for separate re-
public In the event the Union was TO be
| broken up. That there was genuine fears
/ Of such an attempt Is evidenced by the
cautious secrecy and stealth employed by
/ the war department i'm sending Gen. Sum-
ner 10 relieve Gen. Johnston at San Fran
cisco.
After a 5la-mile march TO Fort walla
4
| Waila, our company, IF. finally took up
| its station 100 miles farther on at Camp
Lspwai. W. T. which. by division Of the
1 territory In March following. became
I Idaho Territory. Then. as now. our peo-
/ pie desired TO encourage immigration. and
with this view troops were required 10 pa
troi and guard the overland road. Col
/ X. r Maury cousin Of Lieut. Maury. of
the navy. with three companies Of our
{ oregon cavalry. marched from WaIla
Waila as far as Salmon Falls On Snake
river IN lssZ where he ret the command
/ cf Capt. Medorum Crawfora-lDo mounted
volunteers whc were eScortfng about 100
wagons. some of them en- route 20 Puget
sound. Crawforss's men were enlisted each
year FOR the overland trip only and we're
discharged upou arrival AZ Portland Sen
/ afor Doiph DR. J. A. Chapman, sx-rnayoi
Z Of Portland. ard Hon. l.. l.. Macarthur
/ tate United States attorney for Oregon
+ we're % this first party iris may be
! calied the Oregon method OF getting
population
In this firS4 expedition Of Col Maury no
blood was spilled, but while IL was In the
field Capt. 9 r. currey. Of company r..
kiIlca three followers OF Chief Smoh0lia
white removing party Of Strangers from
/ SraFd Ronde valley 20 the Umatiila reser-
walton
Ny nrst experience at Camp I-apwal was
/ IN patrol duty along the lire Of travel TO
the ORC Fine mines y here we were ex-
Fssefed 10 stand umpire between the 8tssat-
isfsed Neg Perces and the miners who were
~neroachfnE upon their homes and hunt
: !ag grounds Road agents infested the