12 lb. Howitzer

ID: 2331
This file appears in: The Steptoe Defeat, 1858

Colonel Steptoe had two howitzers along with him on his foray into the Coeur d'Alene Indian territory. This greatly added to their distrust of his intentions.

This file appears in: The Steptoe Defeat, 1858

By Lea Anne Scott
Virginia native Edward Jenner Steptoe graduated from West Point in 1837. His first military service was in Florida against the Seminole Indians. He also fought in the Mexican War. In 1854 he became commander of Fort Walla Walla in Washington…