The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-08-30
Chronological Table Of Fremont's Life,
HIS OUT PoR REFERENCE.

five years Of age with his mother, bro
ther and sister.
lS20--At school in Virginia.
lS23-At school in Charleston.
1926 Taken in charge for better educa.
ton by John w. Mitchell, ESQ.,, a
South Carolina lawyer.
IS27-Dr. Robertson. now a classical
teacher in Philadelphia. takes great
interest in his genius.
lS29-En,ers Junior Class, Charleston
College.
lS29-Graduates and leaves College.
lS30-Is confirmed in Protestant Episco.
pal Church at Charleston.
Teaches at Charleston.
lS3l-Labors as private surveyor.
lS32-Surveys one Of the first railroads
in the United Ststes--lrom Charles
ton TO Hamburg.
lS33-FiIst public service under the
Jackson Administration in sloop of
war Matches, sent to Charleston to
put down notification.
lS36-Commissioned as Professor OF
Mathematics in the Navy.
Made Master Of Arts by Charleston
College, without his solicitation.
1886 Resigns his commission in the Ma
w, and selected by Jackson to serve
under Capt. Williams, Topographic
cal Engineer.
lS37-Surveys mountain ranges Of Car
olina and Tennessee.
1888 Surveys Cherokee country for
military Map.
July 7. Commissioned US Second
Lieutenant Typographical Engi-
necrs.
Administration of Mr.. Van Buren
determines on an exploration of the
region north. west Of Missouri, and
are asked by Mr.. Nicolet, who is
head of it, q" for an assistant possess.
ing science, energy, courage and en-
terprise,' and Lieut.. Fremont selec-
ted by Mr.. Poinsett, Secretary OF
War.
1888 '39 Engaged in the explorations.
lSl0-Makes maps Of surveys, and sur
veys Des MONIES river, Iowa.
lS4l-Oct. 10, Marries Jessie, second
daughter Of Senator B;nton, who
was in her 18th year.
ls42--Firs. explorations Of the Rocky
MouL tains.
Makes his celebrated speech to
the Indian Council at Fort Laramie.
August Stands on the highest
peak OF the Rocky Mountains, l3,.
$40 feet above the Gulf of Mexico
and unturls the Star.spangled Ban.
ner.
October. Reports a, Washington
for further duties.
lS43-Starts on his second expedition.
Discovers Central plate or basin
of the North American continent,
and cerrects the previous maps by
showing that no streams flow from
Sal. Lake.
lS45-Jan. 90. Made frs, Lieutenan,
and Breye,-Cap:ain Of Topographi.
cal Engineers by Presiden, Tyler
under the recomme ndation of Gen.
Scott.
Oct 81. Appointed Lieut.. Col.
OF Rifles by President Polk.
November. Starts on third ex
pedition to California.
lS45-Arrives ia Caiifarnla.
lS46-Gen. Castro, Mexican, in com.
mand, has orders to drive him out oil
California.
Enuenches himself on Hawks
Peak, to resist.
Not being attacked marches tow.
ards Oregon. Lieut.. Gillespie en-.
counters him with message from
James Buchanan, Secretary Of State
to Captain Fremont, authorizing
him to do what he could to " preyen
California from falling into the hanc
Of Great Britain"
Fremon, retraces his steps to Cal
ifornia. In pursuance Of direction
from Mr.. Buchanan. takes Califor
MIA with sixty men and proclains i
independent.
Appointed Military Governor 0
California by Commodore Stockton
Buys Mariposa for So 900 and in
tends to become Citizen of Califor
| MIA.
lS47--Gen. Kearney arrives to take Cal
ifornia and finds it already taken
and is greatly vexed.
Commodore Stockton and Gen
Kearney dispute as to chief com
mand. Fremont supports Stockton
who was in superior before Ksarne,
arrived.
Nov. 2. Court-mar,ialed for no
obeylng the orders Of two comman
ders. Makes q brilliant defence
showing that If guilty, he is onl,
technically 50.
| His mother dies, and he is an or