Captain Westbrook

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Title Captain Westbrook
Photo Number P1500n004
Description Photograph of Captain Royal Leonard Westbrook (1818-1878). He was appointed second lieutenant in the Second California Cavalry in 1862 and promoted to first lieutenant the following year. He arrived at Camp Douglas in September 1863 and was promoted to Captain and Acting Quartermaster General two months later. He was stationed at Fort Bridger from March to August 1864 before returning to Camp Douglas. He was sent to Denver in 1865 and later Omaha Barracks in Nebraska.
Date 1863; 1864; 1865
Textual Date 1863 to '65
Subject Westbrook, Royal Leonard, 1818-1878--Photographs; United States. Army--Officers--Photographs; Fort Douglas (Utah)--History--Photographs; Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--History--Photographs
Collection Number and Name P1500 Fort Bridger, Utah Territory photograph collection
Collection Name Fort Bridger, Utah Territory
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ARK ark:/87278/s6w72kg2
Setname uum_map
ID 1701216
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w72kg2
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