ANYONE DIVING RIVER WRECKS AROUND OKLAHOMA ? SORRY FOR CONFUSION

[gldhntr]

if so, and this paragraph cathes your attention:::
But DeRussy’s troubles for that year were just starting. As Paymaster, DeRussy was responsible for paying the troops at Fort Towson, Oklahoma, as well as at Fort Jesup. While carrying a payroll there, the steamboat on which DeRussy was riding blew up, and the payroll was lost. As a result, he was dismissed from the service, and DeRussy’s 29 years of military service came to an end.

Lewis appealed his dismissal, though, and won. President Tyler found that he had “been too harshly dealt with”, and ordered that the next opening in the Paymaster’s Department be given to DeRussy. But no opening appeared before the Polk administration took over, and the next opening was given to another officer. DeRussy was personally disliked by the Paymaster General, and he believed the oversight was intentional. It probably was. Lewis was never returned to active duty in the Regular Army.

then you might start your research here:::::::::::
http://www.fortderussy.org/DeRussy_bio.htm

 

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[mariner]

Re: ANYONE DIVING RIVER WRECKS AROUND OREGON ?

gldhntr

Maybe I am missing something here, but if somebody was traveling between Fort Jesup in Louisiana and Fort Towson in Oklahama, why would they go anywhere near Oregon?

Mariner

 

[gldhntr]

Re: ANYONE DIVING RIVER WRECKS AROUND OREGON ?

sorry mariner...meant to type oklahoma....you know how us old senile parkinsons patients get............g

 

[mariner]

gldhntr,

I know only too well, I am afraid

Mariner

 

[itmaiden]

Be careful here with the information. The current "Red River" is not the original Red River. The original Red River is dry river bed now, and is bordered by many farms. Quite a few MD'ers have gained permission from farmers from time to time to hunt the dry River Bed.

So I am not sure at what point of time the Red River as it stands now so came to be named. I took interest in the original Red River when doing some research on American Archeaology. There was a carving in a rock on a cliff by the original Red River that indicated an ancient vessel sank. The carving looked like an Egyptian boat, and the images looked like there was a "circus" of sorts on board.

Somewhere in the dry riverbed lies the remains of that vessel.

itmaiden

if so, and this paragraph cathes your attention:::
But DeRussy’s troubles for that year were just starting. As Paymaster, DeRussy was responsible for paying the troops at Fort Towson, Oklahoma, as well as at Fort Jesup. While carrying a payroll there, the steamboat on which DeRussy was riding blew up, and the payroll was lost. As a result, he was dismissed from the service, and DeRussy’s 29 years of military service came to an end.

Lewis appealed his dismissal, though, and won. President Tyler found that he had “been too harshly dealt with”, and ordered that the next opening in the Paymaster’s Department be given to DeRussy. But no opening appeared before the Polk administration took over, and the next opening was given to another officer. DeRussy was personally disliked by the Paymaster General, and he believed the oversight was intentional. It probably was. Lewis was never returned to active duty in the Regular Army.

then you might start your research here:::::::::::
http://www.fortderussy.org/DeRussy_bio.htm