The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 1Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 - September 1, 1862) was the first governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
advance Andover animals army arrived artillery attack battery Benton Blackfeet Blackfoot brevet brigade Bucksport buffalo camp Captain Lee causeway Cerro Gordo Chapultepec charge chief Coast Survey Colonel command commenced corps crossed Cruz DEAR dragoons duty encamped enemy enemy's expedition exploration father fire force Fort Benton Fort Union four friends G. W. Smith Governor Stevens half horses Hudson Bay Company hundred Indians infantry Isaac ISAAC STEVENS Jalapa Lake Lander letter Lieutenant Grover Lieutenant Stevens Major Smith Major Stevens Mason McClellan Mexican miles military Milk River Missouri morning mountains Newport night o'clock officers Oliver party passed position prairie Puebla Quitman reached reconnoissance returned River road route San Augustin Scott soon Stevens's Tinkham tion to-day took Totten train treaty tribes troops Twiggs valley Vera Cruz wagons Walla Washington West Point whole wife Worth wounded writes young