Boise Barracks photographs

File — Container: Small Collections Box 2

Identifier: MS 098

Staff Only

Content Description

Three photographs of uniformed Army soldiers outside at Fort Boise acting out the execution of deserters. The images are titled with "Deserters," "The Deserters Fate," and "Burial." The names of some of the soldiers and the location are written in red ink at the bottom of the photographs.

Dates

1909

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

The location of Fort Boise was chosen by Major Pickney Lugenbeel on July 4, 1863. The original log structure was built by members of the Oregon cavalry, as well as a sandstone quartermaster’s building which was erected September 1, 1864.

The Fort operated as a military post during ongoing hostilities between European settlers and the native populations of the area through the 1870s, as well as during the Owyhee War, a violent uprising in Silver city over a disputed mining claim. On April 5, 1879, the Fort was redesignated Boise Barracks to house Army units. It remained in use through 1912, and then again in 1916 leading up to the Mexican border campaigns and from 1942 to 1944 during World War II. During the 1920s a veteran’s hospital was built on the grounds; the remaining property not used for the hospital was turned over to the State of Idaho on March 14, 1944.

Extent

3 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Material is stored off-site; advance notice is required.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from eBay in 2021 by Boise City Department of Arts & History employee, Danielle Grundel.

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

Bibliography

Idaho State Historical Society. (1965, August 2). History of Fort Boise. Reference series. Retrieved from, http://fortboisegarrison.weebly.com/fort-boise.html