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In September 1859, Captain W. F. Raynolds, (in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers) visited the site of an old trading post, at the junction of the north and south forks of the Powder River. He describes it in his notes. "After a ride of about fifteen miles we came to the ruins of some ol
William H. Emory served in two wars but is best remembered for leading the expedition that mapped out the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border and shaped images of the Southwest.
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Ordered to Utah Territory in 1854 to bring Ute murderers to justice, an Army column very nearly sparked war with their Mormon hosts.
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