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Lassic (? - 1863) also called, Las-sic, Las-Sic, Lasseck and Lassux in various Military reports and newspaper articles at the time, a Wailaki leader during the Bald Hills War. == Wailaki Leader in the Bald Hills War == During the 1859-1862 period of the Bald Hills War, the Wailaki, especially Lassic’s band succeeded in driving many of the settlers out of their territory in southeastern and southwestern Humboldt County. This was despite the efforts of the local settler militia opposing them. Finally Federal troops began operating against them with the help of the locals. First Lieutenant, Joseph B Collins, of the Fourth Infantry reported his clash in 1861 with Lassic's band in the Kettenshaw Valley: : "June 16, attacked a rancheria near Kettenshaw Valley; killed 4 Indians. Corporal Larrabee, of the volunteers, wounded in the left arm by an arrow. This rancheria was occupied by Las-sic’s band, probably the most desperate and troublesome Indians in the mountains. They have frequently been engaged in murdering whites, burning houses, and killing horses and cattle. I regret so few of them were killed, but they were constantly on the alert and could only be caught by following them day and night, the troops carrying their provisions and blankets on their backs. The attack was made near noon, and as be Indians were prepared for it, many of them escaped through the almost impassable bushes." 〔(THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES, Ser. I, Vol. 50, Part I, CHAPTER LXII. OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. * JANUARY 1, 1861-JUNE 30, 1865. PART I. REPORTS, ETC. p. 18–19 )〕 California Volunteers replaced the Federal troops after the beginning of the American Civil War and continued aggressive patrolling. Finally Lassic and his band were driven to surrender on July 31, 1862, to Captain Ketcham at Fort Baker, with thirty-two other Indians. Twelve more of his warriors came in on August 10. The 212 captured Indians at Fort Baker were sent to join 462 others at Fort Humboldt and held for a time in the makeshift prison created out on the Samoa Peninsula in Humboldt Bay. In September 834 Indians were then sent on the steamship SS Panama to the Smith River Indian Reservation near Crescent City. However, in early October Lassic and three hundred natives, mostly warriors had escaped the Smith River Reservation,〔(THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. Series 1 - Volume 50, CHAPTER LXII. OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. JANUARY 1, 1861-JUNE 30, 1865. PART II. CORRESPONDENCE., pg. 168-170 )〕 followed by the exodus of more natives from the Reservation through November. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lassic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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