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Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
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Kintpuash
19th-century chief of the Modoc tribe of California and Oregon
Kintpuash, also known as Kientpoos, Keintpoos, or by his English name Captain Jack, was a prominent Modoc leader from present-day northern California and southern Oregon. His name in the Modoc language translates to "strikes the water brashly." Kintpuash is best known for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Modoc War
1872–73 conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the U.S. Army
The Modoc War, or the Modoc Campaign, was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the United States Army in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon from 1872 to 1873. Eadweard Muybridge photographed the early part of the US Army's campaign.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Northern California
American geographic and cultural region
Northern California is a geocultural region that comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's 58 counties. Northern California in its largest definition is determined by dividing the state into two regions, the other…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)