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Oregon and the Civil War

Visit the Oregon History Museum and see: 

2 Years, 1 Month: Lincoln's Legacy

This original exhibit takes an in-depth look at Lincoln’s monumental presidency between two historic points: the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Congressional passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. Through rare documents, artifacts, and cutting edge interactive elements, 2 Years, 1 Month will look at Lincoln’s legacy through the lens of slavery and the end of the Civil War. A portion of the exhibit will also explore how Oregonians experienced this critical time in our nation’s history. 

 In the Exhibit:

Oregon Cavalry Volunteers Uniform	Union League Secret Code and Translation	National Election Ticket, 1864	John and Almira Dimick Letters

Digital Resources

More primary source documents on the OREGON HISTORY PROJECT

Oregon Style Journalism	Grand Emancipation Celebration	Subscriptions to US Sanitary Commission	From James Mullany to his Sister Mary, 1861
Activity in the Oregon Outback	Lt. Lorenzo Lorain	Zacheas Van Ornum Petition for Indemnity	Broadside, to Arms!

Read more on The OREGON ENCYCLOPEDIA

People

Edward Baker (1811-1861)	Louis Southworth (1829–1917)	Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)	Philip Sheridan (1831-1888)
Joseph Lane (1801-1881)	Asahel Bush (1824-1913)	Thomas Jefferson Dryer (1808–1879)	Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Henry W. Corbett (1827-1903)	Henry Lewis Pittock (1836-1919)	John Beeson (1803-1889)	William Green T'Vault (1806-1869)
Joel Palmer (1810-1881)	Matthew Deady (1824-1893)	1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry

Places

Fort Klamath	Fort Stevens	Community of Blue River

Events

14th Amendment	15th Amendment	Civil War, Newspaper Suppression	Champagne Riot of 1866