The Pig War
Congressional imprint “LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, Relative to the occupancy of San Juan island, number of troops, &c.” 2pp octavo, March 18, 1868, being a report from Major General Halleck who “exhibits the strength of the military force stationed on the island and the cost of maintaining the same…” Fine condition. The Pig War began after an American farmer shot a British-owned pig on the disputed San Juan Islands. The incident escalated into a military standoff between American and British forces, but no people were killed. The dispute was eventually settled through arbitration in 1872, with the islands awarded to the United States.
Congressional imprint “LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, Relative to the occupancy of San Juan island, number of troops, &c.” 2pp octavo, March 18, 1868, being a report from Major General Halleck who “exhibits the strength of the military force stationed on the island and the cost of maintaining the same…” Fine condition. The Pig War began after an American farmer shot a British-owned pig on the disputed San Juan Islands. The incident escalated into a military standoff between American and British forces, but no people were killed. The dispute was eventually settled through arbitration in 1872, with the islands awarded to the United States.
