Martial law in Pierce County

Proclamation of Martial Law
Territorial extentPierce County, Washington
Signed byIsaac Stevens
SignedApril 3, 1856
CommencedApril 3, 1856
RepealedMay 24, 1856

Martial law in Pierce County in the Washington Territory was declared on April 3, 1856, and terminated the following month. It led to a brief, but bloodless, armed conflict between conscripted forces of the Sheriff of Pierce County and the de facto personal army of the territory's leader, Isaac Stevens.

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