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To: Ish who wrote (325837)	9/24/2009 10:56:01 AM
From: ManyMoose	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793804

Very interesting! One of the most egregious battles of the Civil War was against the Shoshone Indians, called the Battle of Bear River. Lincoln wanted to protect the Oregon Trail to keep Oregon in the Union, and sent troops to attack the Indians. It was more of a massacre. The battle took place in the middle of winter. It was 20 degrees below zero. The Bear River Massacre, also called the Battle of Bear River and the Massacre at Boa Ogoi, took place on January 29, 1863, between the United States Army and the Shoshone Indians at the confluence of the Bear River and Beaver Creek (now Battle Creek) in what was then southeastern Washington Territory. The site is located near the present-day city of Preston in Franklin County, Idaho. The detachment of the U.S. Army was led by Col. Patrick Edward Connor as a part of the Bear River Expedition against Shoshone Chief Bear Hunter. Bear River Massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (24 September 2009) en.wikipedia.org