[Grattan Massacre, Sent back to England] March 26, 1854 postmark of Morpeth, England on prepaid letter addressed to a member of Lt. Genl. Garnett's Company G, 6th Infantry, Fort Laramie, Oregon Route, but mis-directed to Oregon, carried by RMSP and PMSC steamers via Panama to San Francisco on May 16, San Francisco Jun 1 postmark and boxed "Misset" handstamp, sent on overland Chorpenning mail that arrived mid August at Fort Laramie, letter marked “Sent Back to England Without A Reason For Non Delivery," (presumably soldier have been killed, or deserted), letter aged but an amazing use Lt. John Grattan led Company G of the 6th Infantry from Fort Laramie to a confrontation with Sioux Indians near the fort. His command of 29 men was wiped out on August 19, 1854. The “Grattan Massacre” ignited the 1854-56 First Sioux War.

(MWE Figure 7-9), ex Walske (Image)