Bound for Idaho: The 1864 Trail Journal of Julius Merrill
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.1998
Description
Bound for Idaho: The 1864 Trail Journal of Julius Merrill is the only record known to describe in its entirety what in that Civil War year was the major route of the Oregon Trail. It ran from St. Joseph via the Pony Express, over the Leavenworth, Independence, Fort Kearny, South Pass, and Honey Lake wagon roads to South Pass Station, and from there to Boise City via the Lander Road and Goodale's Cut Off. This diary captivates what Civil War gold rush travel conditions were like, including the state of Indian relations after two decades of emigrant traffic through Indian lands.
219/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil wars
Search Terms
Western Migration, Diary, Indian Interaction, Oregon Trail, Lander Road, St. Joe Road, Goodale's Cutoff, Pony Express Trail, Gold Rush