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Military roster, circa 1848.., circa 1848
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Military roster, circa 1848..
- Dates
- circa 1848 (inclusive)18481848
- Quantity
- 1 Item, ( )
- Collection Number
- Cage 4906
- Summary
- Manuscript roster or muster roll labeled "Number of men in Capt. Bennet's Company Organized May 2d, 1848." Lists name and rank for nearly fifty individuals; some entries include annotations related to command or orders. Includes a reference to "Fort Waters," a short-lived fort apparently established on the ruins on the Whitman mission during the Cayuse Indian wars of 1848. The roster lists the captain's name as G. W. Bennet.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Roster of Capt. G. W. Bennet's Company organized 1848 May 2.
