Military
From parades to celebrating our war veterans, read articles compiled by volunteers about Oregon’s military history.
Lyman L. Hanan
Lyman L. Hanan was born 1824 in New York and lived in Rutland, Wisconsin. He was mustered on December 3, ...
Private Robert McWatty
Age 16, single, blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5' 6", a farmer ...
Womens Relief Corps 1890s
In the 1890's until after World War I, the Womens Relief Corps (WRC) was very active in Oregon. They cared ...
Private Cassius M. Palmer
Age 19, single, gray eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 6'0", a farmer ...
Corporal DeWitt C. Salisbury
Age 20, single, blue eyes, red hair, sandy complexion, 5' 7-3/4" a farmer ...
Sergeant William Soden
(Enlisted in Company K, 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (three months) from Stoughton, Wisconsin, April 17th 1861 and mustered out August ...
