Capt. Carpenter
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- May 12, 1893Army Deployed Against Railroad Developers on Puyallup LandFederal troops are dispatched to the Puyallup Reservation to physically stop a construction party from grading a railroad through Indigenous land.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 13, 1893Showdown on the Puyallup ReservationFederal troops arrive to halt a railroad construction project, igniting a fight over Indigenous sovereignty and citizen rights.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- May 16, 1893The Peavey Gang vs. The US ArmyWhen federal troops tried to stop construction on the Puyallup reservation, Indigenous laborers and their allies literally rolled the government's attempts out of the way.Tacoma, WA
- May 19, 1893Puyallup Leader Peter Stanup Found Dead in RiverA prominent Puyallup leader disappears, sparking fears of foul play and 'shanghaiing' amidst intense tensions over railroad grading on the reservation.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 20, 1893A Terrifying Drop from a FirAn infantryman at Vancouver Barracks survives a forty-four-foot fall from a tree while attempting to catch a raccoon, an experience that left him shaken but alive.Tacoma, WA