The Military’s role on the Oregon Trail
In 1846, The United States Congress authorized funds for military posts along the Oregon Trail. The 1847 Whitman massacre showed the Army’s inability to handle complex matters. In 1849, the first military expedition set out and was plagued with problems including desertion. Attention from settling the West was further complicated by skirmishes with Indian tribes and later the Civil War.
HIST 499, Senior Capstone
Melisa Ortiz Berry
Bushnell History Symposium, P114
10 – 11:30 AM