Thornburgh's Command

Thornburgh's Command (HM1OQX)

Location: Sinclair, WY 82334 Carbon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 46.669', W 106° 56.769'

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Thornburgh's Command Defended Themselves Behind a Breastwork....
of barrels, sacks of flour, wagons and dead horses as Ute Indians rained bullets down bluffs along Milk Creek. The battle that raged from about noon on Monday, September 29, 1879, until 8:30 that night took the lives of Thornburgh and 12 of his men and inflicted numerous casualties upon the Utes before peace was restored.
"If you can accompany me on the White River expedition... come on." - Telegram sent September 16th, 1879 to Lt. John Burke, Omaha Barracks, Nebraska, from Major Thornburgh.
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HM NumberHM1OQX
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Placed ByWyoming Recreation Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 338261 N 4626938
Decimal Degrees41.77781667, -106.94615000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 46.669', W 106° 56.769'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 46' 40.14" N, 106° 56' 46.14" W
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Area Code(s)307
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Co Rd 347, Sinclair WY 82334, US
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