English: Cantonment Stevens in the Bitterroot Valley of the Washington Territory in the United States in 1853-1854. Gustavus Sohon, artist.
Cantonment Stevens was founded by Lt. John Mullan, a United States Army explorer with the Stevens Railroad Survey. It was named for Isaac Stevens, leader of the survey party and later Governor of the Territory of Washington.
Secretary of War (February 19, 1863). Letter of the Secretary of War, In Answer to a Resolution of the Senate of the 6th Instant, the Report and Maps of Captain John Mullan, United States Army, of His Operations While Engaged in the Construction of a Military Road from Fort Walla-Walla, On the Columbia River, to Fort Benton, on the Missouri River. Ex. Doc. No. 43. U.S. Senate. 37th Cong., 3d sess (Report). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, overleaf page (between pages 2 and 3).
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