George Byron Currey
George Byron Currey (April 4, 1833 – March 6, 1906) was a pioneer, lawyer, soldier, farmer, and editor in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he served as an officer in the 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and then the 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment], before being appointed commander of the District of Oregon (military), District of the Columbia at the end of the American Civil War as well as in the Snake War in 1865. Early life Currey was born at Crawfordsville, Indiana, April 4, 1833, and was educated at Wabash College in Indiana as a lawyer. He came to Oregon over the Oregon Trail in 1853, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Eugene in the Willamette Valley. In 1864, Currey married Jennie Clarissa Gaines of Yamhill County. Military career During the Rogue River Indian War in the 1850s, Currey served in the Territorial forces.March 3, 1906, issue of the Oregonian, Page 7 During the American Civil War, in 1862 Currey raised Company E, of ...
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Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42nd parallel north, 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon has been home to many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early-mid 16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as ...
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