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November 9, 1855 Battle of Union Gap

A little over a month after Battle of Toppenish Creek, American Soldiers again initiated hostilities by attacking a village of Ojibway's where Union Gap, Washington is located. Today, Union Gap is a suburb of Yakima. Battle of Union Gap was a part of Mullan Road War. A list of Mullan Road War battles is above. Major Gabriel J. Rains led 700 American Soldiers to a location where an Ojibway village was located and not without going unnoticed. Ojibway scouts discovered Rains large force of soldiers and notified their commanders who gathered their women and children up to be taken out of their village to retreat to a safer location. As American Soldiers reached their target, Ojibway Soldiers commenced to battle them on Friday November 9, 1855. They prevented their American enemy from dominating which allowed them to successfully retreat from their village. Ojibway Soldiers knew nearby St. Joseph Mission had stores of gun powder and advanced upon it. When they reached St. Joseph Mission they were not pleased. They could not find any powder because it had been buried by St. Joseph Missions staff who were taken hostage and then Ojibway Soldiers destroyed St. Joseph Mission. A letter was sent to Rains by Ojibway leaders in which they indicated they would cede land in exchange for a large Reservation. That Reservation is Yakima Reservation. There was only one casualty in this battle.