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History of the Modoc War ca. 1914

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Open book History of the Modoc War ca. 1914

Title History of the Modoc War ca. 1914

Creator Riddle, Jeff C., 1863-1941

Date 1914

Place California, Northern California, Oregon

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Modoc Indians

Description Title from box: History of the Modoc War Jeff C. Riddle.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Printed as p. 1-189 of: Riddle, Jeff C. Davis. The Indian history of the Modoc War and the causes that led to it. San Francisco : Printed by Marnell & Co., c1914.

Summary Manuscript, ca. 1914, concerning the history of the 1872-73 Modoc War, written from the Indian perspective. Also includes a history of Modoc-white contact beginning in 1848. Individuals prominently featured in the narrative include Captain Jack, John Schonchin, Alfred B. Meacham, Rev. Eleazer Thomas, Gen. E.R.S. Canby, Frank and Winema Riddle, Bogus Charley, Boston Charley, Black Jim, Hooker Jim, and Scarface Charley.

Biographical/Historical Note Half-Modoc Indian, son of T.F. (Frank) Riddle, originally of Kentucky, and Winema or Toby Riddle, his Modoc wife. A witness to the events of the Modoc War, Riddle learned to read and write when he toured the U.S. in 1876 with Col. Alfred B. Meacham. Riddle later married the daughter of Chief Schonchin and settled on the Klamath Indian Reservation in Oregon.

Extent 1 item (214 leaves) ; 27 cm

Format Histories, Manuscripts

User-Contributed Transcription 57field morning of the 18th recoverd their dead and returnd to camp the Indians did not offer Battle. the Boys recoverd their dead without being molested.a little while after the dead was Brought to camp, the soldiers got orders to move on to the Indians and renew their attack. the Volunteers could not go as they did not have guns enough to go round. before the Boys got ready to go a messenger arrived from Fairchilds stating that Gilliam wanted to company to report to him that day. so they gave the dead a hasty Temperal Bural and started for their headquarters curseing the Indians. Vowing vengence to the Modoc Tribe the Volunteers vacated their camp.Immediately upon the departure of the soldiers headed for Linkville now known as Klamath Falls the most of the Boys was gunless and hatless. the Klamath Indians accompnied the Volunteers [text erased] two of their number was missing.the Modoc Indians in the Lave beds noted the departure of the Soldiers and Volunteers and Klamath scouts with delight they amused them selves by making the two captured Klamath prisoners cutting all kinds of monkey shines war dance and so forth one of theKlamath prisoners name was psin ta tumb weds Translated in English Night Traveler. the other the text illegible writer forgot the name

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Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 760

BibID 146049

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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