Henry H. Woodward papers, 1843-1855.
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Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast
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The Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast was formed "to keep alive the memories of the trials of pioneer life, to encourage friendship and benevolence among those who have acted as the vanguard of civilization, to transmit a true history of the Indian wars of the North Pacific Coast ..." The Oregon state association was organized into one Grand Encampment which held annual meetings. One of the most important objectives of the association was the lobbying for recognition by the U.S. gov...
Woodward, Henry H., 1826 or 1827-1915
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Henry H. Woodward was an Oregon pioneer. After five years as a seaman's apprentice (1843-1848), he came to Oregon (1850) as part of the Umpqua Company. Shareholders did business under name Winchester Payne and Company. Their intention was to acquire, subdivide and exploit lands along Umpqua River in central Oregon. Woodward was a volunteer soldier in Indian War of 1855-1856. It was supposedly on Woodward's initiative that Indians along Coquille River were persuaded to cease hostilities and retur...
