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Captain Sou was the chief of a Paiute band near [[Unionville]] | Captain Sou was the chief of a Paiute band near [[Unionville]].<ref>"[https://ia600306.us.archive.org/27/items/prehistoryhistor00smit/prehistoryhistor00smit.pdf Prehistory and history of the Winnemucca District ]," Regina C. Smith, Peggy McGuckian Jones, John R. Roney, Kathyrn E. Pedrick, p. 111-112, BLM, 1983.</ref> | ||
His Indigenous name was Moguannoga. | |||
In December 1865, Captain Conrad and [[Captain Sou]]<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114924228/old-cap-susie/ Old Cap Susie dead]," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.</ref> tracked [[Black Rock Tom]] to Fish Creek (present day [[Battle Creek Ranch]]) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.<ref name=lewers>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15634938/history-of-nevada-nov-14-1896/ History of Nevada]," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896</ref> See Wheeler's ''Nevada's Black Rock Desert'' for a detailed description of the battle. | Captain Sou was the leader of the attack on the [[Williams Station]].<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/historyofnevada00ange/page/151/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater&q=Moguannoga History of Nevada]," Myron Angel, ed. 1881.</ref> | ||
Captain Sou later worked with the Whites in tracking down other Paiutes. In December 1865, Captain Conrad and [[Captain Sou]]<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114924228/old-cap-susie/ Old Cap Susie dead]," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.</ref> tracked [[Black Rock Tom]] to Fish Creek (present day [[Battle Creek Ranch]]) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.<ref name=lewers>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15634938/history-of-nevada-nov-14-1896/ History of Nevada]," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896</ref> See Wheeler's ''Nevada's Black Rock Desert'' for a detailed description of the battle. | |||
Below is the text from ''Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867'': | Below is the text from ''Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867'': | ||
"''Remarks on Return of Company B, Second Cavalry, for November 1865.''- | "''Remarks on Return of Company B, Second Cavalry, for November 1865.''- | ||
In accordance with P.O. No. 35 dated November 12, 1865, First Lieutenant R. A. Osmer, Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, and sixty enlisted men of Company B. Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, proceeded to the Black Rock Mountains on November 13, 1865, taking with them one mountain howitzer. At Willow Creek Station, thirty-five miles from this post (Dun Glen, Nev.), seven enlisted men, who are on detached service, joined company; also two | In accordance with P.O. No. 35 dated November 12, 1865, First Lieutenant R. A. Osmer, Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, and sixty enlisted men of Company B. Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, proceeded to the Black Rock Mountains on November 13, 1865, taking with them one mountain howitzer. At Willow Creek Station, thirty-five miles from this post (Dun Glen, Nev.), seven enlisted men, who are on detached service, joined company; also two citizens, and ten Indian warriors under command of Captain "Sou" (friendly Piute). On Friday, at daybreak, attacked the Indian camp five miles from Black Rock Mountains, and one hundred ad five miles northwest of this post. Killed about one hundred and twenty Indians in all; of these about eighty were bucks, but the Indian allies could not be restrained from a general slaughter, neither could a squaw be distinguished from a buck in the general fight and but one Indian is supposed to have escaped. Captured a quantity of ammunition, several guns, five Indian ponies, and destroyed a large lot of provisions. These were the same Indians who killed and robbed the teamster two weeks ago, as some of his load was found in camp, The loss was private David W. O'Connell, killed and Sergeant Lansdon and private Moon, wounded; also one horse was wounded, but will recover. Four privates deserted the day of departure from this post. Detachment returned to this post at 6 o'clock A.M. November 20, 1865. Distance traveled, two hundred and fifty miles."<ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Records_of_California_Men_in_the_War_of/RTEOAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=captain%20sou Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867]," California. Adjutant General's Office, pp 185-186, 1890.</ref> | ||
On May 5, 1867, the ''Humboldt Register'' published a citizen's petition that declared that Old Winnemucca was a traitor to his tribe and that Captain Sou would be known as the New Winnemucca.<ref name=Canfield>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sarah_Winnemucca_of_the_Northern_Paiutes/Pk1Q77UXQQ0C?hl=en&gbpv=0 Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes],"Gae Whitney Canfield, p. 48, 1983.</ref> Old Winnemucca did not deserve this reputation as he had attempted to preserve the peace, except during the Pyramid Lake War.<ref name=Canfield/> | |||
Captain Sou was wounded and never fully recovered. His wife Susie, died in 1888.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114924228/old-cap-susie/ Old Cap Susie dead]," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.</ref> | Captain Sou was wounded and never fully recovered from the 1866 battle. His wife Susie, died in 1888.<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114924228/old-cap-susie/ Old Cap Susie dead]," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:19, 26 December 2022
Captain Sou was the chief of a Paiute band near Unionville.[1] His Indigenous name was Moguannoga.
Captain Sou was the leader of the attack on the Williams Station.[2]
Captain Sou later worked with the Whites in tracking down other Paiutes. In December 1865, Captain Conrad and Captain Sou[3] tracked Black Rock Tom to Fish Creek (present day Battle Creek Ranch) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.[4] See Wheeler's Nevada's Black Rock Desert for a detailed description of the battle.
Below is the text from Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867:
"Remarks on Return of Company B, Second Cavalry, for November 1865.- In accordance with P.O. No. 35 dated November 12, 1865, First Lieutenant R. A. Osmer, Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, and sixty enlisted men of Company B. Second Cavalry, California Volunteers, proceeded to the Black Rock Mountains on November 13, 1865, taking with them one mountain howitzer. At Willow Creek Station, thirty-five miles from this post (Dun Glen, Nev.), seven enlisted men, who are on detached service, joined company; also two citizens, and ten Indian warriors under command of Captain "Sou" (friendly Piute). On Friday, at daybreak, attacked the Indian camp five miles from Black Rock Mountains, and one hundred ad five miles northwest of this post. Killed about one hundred and twenty Indians in all; of these about eighty were bucks, but the Indian allies could not be restrained from a general slaughter, neither could a squaw be distinguished from a buck in the general fight and but one Indian is supposed to have escaped. Captured a quantity of ammunition, several guns, five Indian ponies, and destroyed a large lot of provisions. These were the same Indians who killed and robbed the teamster two weeks ago, as some of his load was found in camp, The loss was private David W. O'Connell, killed and Sergeant Lansdon and private Moon, wounded; also one horse was wounded, but will recover. Four privates deserted the day of departure from this post. Detachment returned to this post at 6 o'clock A.M. November 20, 1865. Distance traveled, two hundred and fifty miles."[5]
On May 5, 1867, the Humboldt Register published a citizen's petition that declared that Old Winnemucca was a traitor to his tribe and that Captain Sou would be known as the New Winnemucca.[6] Old Winnemucca did not deserve this reputation as he had attempted to preserve the peace, except during the Pyramid Lake War.[6]
Captain Sou was wounded and never fully recovered from the 1866 battle. His wife Susie, died in 1888.[7]
References
- ↑ "Prehistory and history of the Winnemucca District ," Regina C. Smith, Peggy McGuckian Jones, John R. Roney, Kathyrn E. Pedrick, p. 111-112, BLM, 1983.
- ↑ "History of Nevada," Myron Angel, ed. 1881.
- ↑ "Old Cap Susie dead," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.
- ↑ "History of Nevada," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896
- ↑ "Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867," California. Adjutant General's Office, pp 185-186, 1890.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes,"Gae Whitney Canfield, p. 48, 1983.
- ↑ "Old Cap Susie dead," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.