Infernal Caverns Battleground, 1867

Modoc County · 16.5 miles southwest of Alturas on Monroe Ranch · location approximate

This is the site of the battle between U.S troops and Shoshone, Piute, and Pit Indians, September 26 and 27, 1867. The Indians took refuge in a series of caverns located at the top of a rocky slope. In the battle which took place, over a third of the command was killed or wounded. Six soldiers were buried at the foot of the slope.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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