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- The Rogue River Wars were an armed conflict in 1855–1856 between the U.S. Army, local militias and volunteers, and the Native American tribes commonly grouped under the designation of Rogue River Indians, in the Rogue River Valley area of what today is southern Oregon.
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The Rogue River Wars were an armed conflict in 1855–1856 between the U.S. Army, local militias and volunteers, and the Native American tribes commonly grouped under the designation of Rogue River Indians, in the Rogue River Valley area of what today is southern Oregon. [2]
- October 8, 1855 to June, 1856
- United States Victory
- Southern Oregon, United States
Rogue River War of 1855-1856. The final Rogue River War began early on the morning of October 8, 1855, when self-styled volunteers attacked Native people in the Rogue Valley. It ended in June 1856 with the removal of most of the Natives in southwestern Oregon to the Coast Reservation, which later became the Siletz Reservation.
Taking into account all of the major Indian wars fought by the United States—about forty in total not including numerous battles, skirmishes, and other armed conflicts—the Rogue River War ranks as one of the most violent and destructive.
Aug 29, 2020 · The Rogue River War (RRW) between Indigenous peoples and settlers is historically overlooked and storied through settler-colonial lenses. This essay narrates participation in a digital restorying and archaeological investigation into the war in light of digital advancements in archaeology and communication.
- Ashley Cordes
- 2021
The Rogue River War erupted in October 1855, when a swarm of men from Jacksonville, a mining town in the Rogue River valley of southwestern Oregon Territory, massacred at least 28 Indians encamped in the vicinity of the Table Rock Reservation.
The Rogue River Wars were caused by the encroachment of settlers and miners on the ancestral territory of several Tribes from Southwest Oregon and Northern California, including the Shasta, Takelma, and Athapaskan-speaking peoples.
Dec 29, 2023 · The Battle of Hungry Hill—also known as the Battle of Grave Creek—was the largest engagement of the Rogue River Indian War in 1855–1856. The battle took place on October 31 and November 1, 1855, in the Grave Creek Hills north of the Rogue River and west of the Oregon–California Trail.
