Fort Dallas, Oregon Bread Ration Chit, Post Bakery 1853 – 1867. Blue cardboard. 1 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches. Printed on one side. “5 Rations of Bread”. Handwritten on reverse.
During the
Yakima Wars
Fort Dalles served as operational headquarters for the Army.
The garrison had eight companies of troops assigned to it.
After these wars the post was downgraded to a quartermaster’s depot in 1861.
A fire burned down the officer’s quarters in 1866.
Fort Dalles was then abandoned in 1867. There is a museum located on the site.
Please view the photographs as they are an important part of the description.
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