Existing comment:
Bear River Massacre:
Very few Indians survived an attack here when P.E. Connor's California Volunteers trapped and destroyed a band of Northwestern Shoshoni.
Friction between local Indians and white travelers along this route led Connor to set out on a cold winter campaign. More than 400 Shoshoni occupied a winter camp that offered ideal protection in Battle Creek Canyon. But they suffered a military disaster unmatched in western history when Connor's Force struck at daybreak, January 29, 1863. |