Matilda Sager Delaney, born in 1839, was but an orphaned child when the Whitman Mission at Waiilatput was taken over on November 29, 1846, by Cayuse Indian warriors, furious at a measles epidemic brought upon their vulnerable tribe by settlers, Many died in the attack, including Matilda’s brother F
Located on the grounds of a 19th-century military fort, Fort Walla Walla Museum provides an exciting and educational experience for the whole family.
