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The '''Oregon Rifles''' was the first military force organized for the protection of [[Oregon Country]] in the Pacific Northwest of [[North America]].<ref name=greatmen>{{cite book|last=Horner|first=John|title=Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature|year=1919|page=116|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J8IdAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Oregon+Rifles%22+1847&pg=PA116}}</ref> Shortly after the [[Whitman Massacre]], Oregon Governor [[George Abernethy]] communicated to the legislature his concern about the seriousness of the conditions, and issued a call for volunteers. A company of 45 men, furnishing their own rifles and equipment, organized in [[Oregon City, Oregon|Oregon City]] and arrived in [[The Dalles, Oregon|The Dalles]] on December 21, 1847.<ref name=greatmen /> |
The '''Oregon Rifles''' was the first military force organized for the protection of white settlers of the [[Oregon Country]] in the Pacific Northwest of [[North America]].<ref name=greatmen>{{cite book|last=Horner|first=John|title=Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature|year=1919|page=116|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J8IdAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Oregon+Rifles%22+1847&pg=PA116}}</ref> Shortly after the [[Whitman Massacre]], Oregon Governor [[George Abernethy]] communicated to the legislature his concern about the seriousness of the conditions, and issued a call for volunteers. A company of 45 men, furnishing their own rifles and equipment, organized in [[Oregon City, Oregon|Oregon City]] and arrived in [[The Dalles, Oregon|The Dalles]] on December 21, 1847.<ref name=greatmen /> |
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Those who did not have their own rifles were furnished arms by [[John McLoughlin]]. [[H. A. G. Lee]] was named captain of the unit.<ref name=Gaston>{{cite book | title=[[wikisource:en:The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811–1912/Volume I|The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811–1912]]| first=Joseph | last=Gaston |year=1912| publisher=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company|location=Chicago | volume=I}}</ref> |
Those who did not have their own rifles were furnished arms by [[John McLoughlin]]. [[H. A. G. Lee]] was named captain of the unit.<ref name=Gaston>{{cite book | title=[[wikisource:en:The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811–1912/Volume I|The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811–1912]]| first=Joseph | last=Gaston |year=1912| publisher=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company|location=Chicago | volume=I}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 6 May 2024
The Oregon Rifles was the first military force organized for the protection of white settlers of the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest of North America.[1] Shortly after the Whitman Massacre, Oregon Governor George Abernethy communicated to the legislature his concern about the seriousness of the conditions, and issued a call for volunteers. A company of 45 men, furnishing their own rifles and equipment, organized in Oregon City and arrived in The Dalles on December 21, 1847.[1]
Those who did not have their own rifles were furnished arms by John McLoughlin. H. A. G. Lee was named captain of the unit.[2]
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[edit]- ^ a b Horner, John (1919). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. p. 116.
- ^ Gaston, Joseph (1912). . Vol. I. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company.
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