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Item Fort Simcoe, 1856-1859.(UNKNOWN, 1955) Hagen, Olaf T."Of the other structures erected at Fort Simcoe during the fall of 1856 no surface remains are visible. In view of the subsequent erection of buildings on the site of the old ones it is questionable if archaeological investigations will yield much information about the other barracks, the officers quarters or the guardhouse."Item Fort Simcoe, 1856-59 - transcription (duplicate).(UNKNOWN, 1939-07-15) Hagen, Olaf T."Until 1922, when Yakima agency was removed to Toppenish, Fort Simcoe was the headquarters for the Agency which had attracted national attention under the able direction of 'Father' James H. Wilbur. Contrary to the arguments of those who believed the race doomed to extermination because of natural or other causes the Indians of the Yakima Reservation were 'not fading away before the breath of the white man'. Instead a small increase in population was reported from year to year."Item Fort Simcoe, 1856-59 - transcription.(UNKNOWN, 1939-07-15) Hagen, Olaf T."Fort Simcoe was established in the fall of 1856 'not for the immediate protection of the whites, but to keep the Indians in awe' and to learn their feelings and intentions and 'to check these when they become inimical,' When Major General Wool's conciliatory policy, bitterly opposed by many civilian officials and residents of the Washington Territory had been discredited as a result of the renewal of hostilities by the Indians in 1858, Fort Simcoe was abandoned by the military in the following spring."Item Notes on Major Robert Selden Garnett, 1819-1861 - transcription (duplicate).(UNKNOWN, 1939-06-15) Hagen, Olaf T."After graduating from West Point in 1841 he served with the Fourth Artillery on the Canadian border and as assistant instructor in infantry tactics at the Military Academy. He was later (1845) aide de campe to General Wool, and during the Mexican War to General Taylor. Distinguishing himself in the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma he was successively breveted captain and major for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista, respectively."Item Notes on Major Robert Selden Garnett, 1819-1861 - transcription.(UNKNOWN, 1939-06-15) Hagen, Olaf T."Major Robert Seldon (sic) Garnett who was in command of Fort Simcoe during its construction, 1856-58, had previous and subsequent service in the Army where he sought his career. Less generally known than many contemporaries who served with the military on the Pacific Coast, he occupied a more responsible position in this region than others towards whom local tradition often points with mingled pride."