Letter from George H. Hoge regarding the hanging of Modoc Indians, 1873 October 4.

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Letter from George H. Hoge regarding the hanging of Modoc Indians, 1873 October 4.

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Letter dated October 4, 1873. Sent from Fort Klamath by George H. Hoge, Captain, 12th infantry. Letter discusses the execution of Modoc Indians and includes a lock of hair from the executed Indian leader, Captain Jack. Hoge states that he stood on the scaffold next to Captain Jack for the execution.

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Jack, Captain, Modoc Chief, -1873

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Hoge, George H., fl. 1873.

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Captain Jack was a Modoc chief. During the battle of Lost River Captain Jack brought his band of Indians to the wastelands of Oregon, now called Lava Beds National Monument. It was there that his band settled at Captain Jack's Stronghold, a natural monument that provided them with protection. They were able to defeat U.S. Army forces ten times their own numbers for several months before running out of supplies and fleeing. When Captain Jack and others attended a conference to discuss peace, he a...