Hunt for battle roster stretches into second decade

The Steptoe Battle occurred 160 years ago and for the past decade Diane Nebel has been trying to compile a list of all those who fought in it.

“It’s been a long process,” said Nebel who lives in Rosalia and is a former member of the Rosalia Historical Commission.

Nebel’s search began in 2008 as a joint effort with her late husband, Jim. The Nebels worked to help put together the interpretative panels at the Steptoe Battle monument.

“I still have an interest in updating things for the battlefield,” Diane Nebel said.

The project’s first big success was when an intern at Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodge...