Silas Casey
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Silas Casey was a career United States Army officer who rose to the rank of major general during the American Civil War.
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General Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr.
Pig War (1859)
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The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between Vancouver Island and the Washington Territory. Th
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…frontier duties and escorted topographical parties, including a trip to California around Cape Horn in 1849. He commanded at Camp Picket during the Pig War on San Juan Island from August 10 to October 18, 1859. Casey was a Lieutenant Colonel of the 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment at the beginning of the war…
A photograph of Belle Vue Sheep Farm Sep 1859 on San Juan Island circa the Pig War
Modern view of Belle Vue sheep farm site and Olympic Mountains in the background
Aerial view of Robert's Redoubt on San Juan Island
The redoubt had a commanding view of San Juan Island's southern tip and the approaches to the prairie from Griffin bay (left) and the Strait of Juan de Fuca