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The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Vol. 50, Part 1, OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST JANUARY 1, 1861 - JUNE 30, 1865
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A temporary Army post near The Dalles on Three Mile Creek during the Wagon Road Expedition to
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was one of two Army Departments created September 13, 1858, replacing the original
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near South Beach. It was dismantled and floated upriver in 1858. Located at
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Garrisons of the Departments of California and Oregon 1 January 1861
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administering the same territories, under Col. Wright.
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The Department of Oregon was merged into the restored
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1861
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Departments and districts of the United States Army
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Index


Department of the Pacific
Territories of Washington
Oregon
Department of California
United States Department of War
Fort Vancouver
Washington Territory
Brevet
Brigadier General
William S. Harney
U.S. Army
George E. Pickett
San Juan Island
Pig War
Great Britain
United States Secretary of War
Department of the West
George Wright
U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment
Department of the Pacific
District of Oregon

Fort Colville
Fort Steilacoom
Fort Vancouver
Fort Bellingham
Fort Cascades
Fort Townsend
Fort Walla Walla

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