Cantonment Wright

ID: 4330 ~ Source: Washington State Historical Society

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Captain Mullan's winter quarters in 1861-62 near the completion of the Mullan Road, sketched by Gustavus Sohon

This file appears in: Captain Mullan: The Bombastic Little Lieutenant

Captain Mullan: The Bombastic Little Lieutenant

From an early age, John Mullan had big visions for his future. Born in 1830 in Maryland, Mullan graduated from St John’s College in 1847, and from West Point where he studied engineering. Soon his skills and military training were tested in the vast…