Reservation Era Begins 1850-1878

1865

Mud Lake Massacre of Paiute (Nevada)

Numaga, a Paiute leader in the 1860s. Image: S. F. Morse; University of Nevada Press
Numaga, a Paiute leader in the 1860s. Image: S. F. Morse; University of Nevada Press

Captain Wells and his troops attack and massacre 32 Paiute at their camp at Winnemucca Lake (“List of Indian massacres”).

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