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Title
UPTLA #16
Description
The Battle of Bear River
Creator
Franklin County Chapter Daughters Of the Utah Pioneers,
Cache Valley Council Boy Scouts of America and
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Cache Valley Council Boy Scouts of America and
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Date
1932
Identifier
UPTLA-016
Curatescape Story Item Type Metadata
Subtitle
The Battle of Bear River
Story
The Battle of Bear River was fought in this vicinity January 29, 1863 Col. P.E. Connor, leading 300 California volunteers from Camp Douglas, Utah against Bannock and Shoshoni Indian guilty of hostile attacks on emigrants and settlers engaged about 500 Indians of whom 250 to 300 were killed or incapacitated, including about 90 combatant women and children. 14 soldiers were killed, 4 officers and 49 men wounded, of whom 1 officer and 7 men died later. 79 were severely frozen. Chiefs Bear Hunter, Sagwitch, and Lehi were reported killed. 175 horses and much stolen property were recovered. 70 lodges were burned.
