Record Data Place Unit Type Location or Site Containing Unit Washington Territory Events Date Type 07/05/1860 Colonel William Harney turns over command of the Department of Oregon after being ordered home Battles/Soldiers 06/15/1859 Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin's pig on San Juan Island touching off "the Pig War" Battles/Soldiers 07/09/1859 Ninth U.S. Infantry troops under Captain George Picket occupy San Juan Island as the "Pig War" escalates Battles/Soldiers People Documents Date Title 09/21/1859 New York Times, “Gen. Scott’s Mission,” September 21, 1859 Images
