Beyond Lewis and Clark - John Fremont
The Army Explores The West
John C. Frémont (1813-1890)
John Frémont’s exploring earned him the name “The Pathfinder.” Between 1842 and 1846 he led three major expeditions into the West. His reports contained important scientific information but they also were very popular reading and made him a hero of westward expansion. Frémont’s fame led to a political career as one of the first U.S. Senators from California and the 1856 Republican Party candidate for President.
Beyond Lewis and Clark is an online exhibit developed by the Kansas Museum of History. It is the result of a partnership between the Kansas Historical Society, the Virginia and Washington State historical societies, the U. S. Army's Frontier Army Museum at Leavenworth, and the U. S. Army Center of Military History.
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Explorers
- Captain Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809)
- Captain William Clark (1770-1838)
- General George A. Custer (1839-1876)
- Major William H. Emory (1811-1887)
- John C. Frémont (1813-1890)
- Jessie Benton Frémont (1824-1902)
- Major Stephen Long (1784-1864)
- Sacagawea (c. 1788-1812)
- Isaac I. Stevens (1818-1862)
- York (c. 1770 - c. 1832)
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