Aftermath
The defeat of the Army at the First Battle of the Stronghold strengthened the Modoc position, and caused the United States to begin peace negotiations from a position of weakness. The Modoc also gained confidence in their ability to defend their position against a superior force.
Lt. Col. Wheaton was relieved of command, and replaced by Col. Alvan Gillem, a veteran of the Seminole War. The US Army brought reinforcements to Tule Lake from San Francisco, Nevada, and Oregon. It recruited additional scouts from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, while the Oregon militia and California volunteers left the field.
During the peace conferences that followed the battle, Major General Edward Canby, commanding officer of the Department of the Columbia, came to the lava beds to lead the peace effort. On Good Friday, April 11, 1873, fed up with the long process and little perceived progress, Captain Jack and some of his men ambushed and killed General Canby and another peace commissioner and wounded two more. This act ended the peace talks and led to the Second Battle of the Stronghold that started on April 15.
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