The Battlefield
This file appears in: The Steptoe Defeat, 1858
The valley where the battle was fought is now home to wheat and legume fields. Nearby is the town of Rosalia, where every year, during the first week of June, a festival called Battle Days is hosted by the community.
Photo: Lea Anne Scott 9/12
This file appears in: The Steptoe Defeat, 1858
The Steptoe Defeat, 1858
Steptoe's foray into Coeur d'Alene Indian lands in the spring of 1858 led to the Wright Campaign against these people later in the year.