Keywords
American Civil War, Overland Trail, Oregon Trail, Snake River, Platte Valley, Salt Lake City, Utah, military escort, Walla Walla, Washington, Nebraska Territory, Oregon Territory, emigrant road expedition, U.S. Army, quartermaster, Medorem Crawford
Abstract
An 1862 report of Capt. Medorem Crawford, U.S. Army, Assistant Quartermaster. An account of a military-accompanied emigrant road expedition from Omaha, Nebraska Territory to Portland, Oregon. Includes insights into Civil War conditions on the Overland Trail.
Original Publication Citation
Kenneth L. Alford, “Captain Medorem Crawford’s 1862 Military Escort Emigration Report,” Overland Journal 36, no. 2 (Summer 2018), 73–76.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Alford, Kenneth L. Ph.D., "Captain Medorem Crawford’s 1862 Military Escort Emigration Report" (2018). Faculty Publications. 2238.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2238
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2018-9
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5108
Publisher
Overland Journal
Language
English
College
Religious Education
Department
Church History and Doctrine
Copyright Status
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