Notes on other events of interest

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5/19/2018 at 6:40 AM

Black Rock Desert - High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, County Road 34, Gerlach, NV 89412
February 1866
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1571/32169_126016-00339?pid=66...
(page 50 of 4030 accessed on ancestry dot com)
(before the arrival of Co A, 1st US Cav:)
Expedition to Nevada in pursuit of horse thieves of several tribes; California Vol, Cav under Major H.B. Mellen and Capt. A.W.Starr, setting forth from Camp Bidwell

80 miles from Camp Bidwell at Rock Canyon, Guano Valley, Nevada

Chief Smoke Chief Jim killed along with "81 warriors, 15 squaws and papooses" .. "19 squaws and papooses taken prisoner" but soon released; 15 wounded warriors escaped.
(no record found as yet on who "Smoke Creek Jim" was exactly.
"The band of Indians consisted of renegade Piutes, Bannocks, and Snakes"

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5/19/2018 at 7:09 AM

57 of 403

CO C , 9th US Inf. arrived at Bidwell from San Fran. on May 29, 1866 to relieve Capt. Starr's Company 2nd Cal. Vol. Cav. which was sent to Sacramento to be mustered out of service.
Shortly thereafter, Co. A 1st US Cav arrived and by July 3 LT J.F. Small of the 1st became post adjutant (59 of 403)

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5/19/2018 at 7:28 AM

61 OF 403
Relief of Camp Burbank (future Camp Warner), which had been "reported to be hemmed in by Indians" (not much detail)
other note: "Offer of Pardon" to deserters who surrender in the Dept. of Cal Aug. 2, 1866 corresp.

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