Oregon Mounted Volunteers

Oregon Mounted Volunteers
Flag of the United States, 1867-1877
Active17 October 1855 – July 1856
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry

The Oregon Mounted Volunteers was a military regiment recruited in the U.S. state of Oregon during the Yakima War. In November 1855, Major Mark Chinn left The Dalles and assembled 6 companies of Mounted Volunteers to turn against the Walla Walla people. Major Chinn and the Mounted Volunteers set base in Fort Henrietta where they built a stockade. Control of the Mounted Volunteers was given to Lieutenant Colonel James Kelly.

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