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Wright had once appeared to respect the Indians of the Upper Columbia Plateau, but in 1858 he led a brief war noted for its violence, bloodshed, and summary trials and executions.
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George Wright\'s campaign against the Yakima, Spokane, Coeur d\'Alene, Palouse, and other Indian peoples of eastern Washington Territory was intended to punish Them for a recent attack on another U.
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