The Whitman massacre (also known as the Walla Walla massacre and the Whitman Incident) was the murder of Oregon missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife Narcissa, along with eleven others, on November 29, 1847. They were killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Native Americans who accused him of having poisoned 200 Cayuse in his medical care. The incide...
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(from the article `Whitman, Marcus`) ...sorcery, in order to remove the Indians to make way for white settlers. On Nov. 29, 1847, the Indians attacked, killing 14 whites, including the ... ...becoming a chief factor (agent) in 1835 and principal officer in the Columbia Department of the Hudson`s Bay Company from 1845 on. He was warmly ....
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