The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-08-06
Prepared from the best Authorities for N.
Y. Daily Times
Chronological Table of Fremont's
Life.
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brother and sister.
ls20--At school in Virginia.
lS23-A school in Charleston.
Is26.-Taken in charge for better ed
ucation by John W. Mitchell, Esq, a
South Carolina lawyer.
l827-Dr Robertson, now a classical
teacher in Philadelphia, takes great in
terest in his genius
lS2a-Enters Junior Class, Charles.
ton College.
1s29-Graduates and leaves College.
lS30-Is confirmed in Protestant f..
pscopal Church at Charleston.
1880 Teaches OF Charleston.
l69l-Labors as private surveyor.
lS32-Surveys one of the first rail
roads in United States from Charleston
to Hamburg.
ls33-First public service under the
Jackson Administration, in sloop-of war
Natchcs, sent to Charleston to put down
notification.
ls35-Commissioned as Professor of
Mathematics in the Navy.
lS35-Made Master of Arts by Char.
lesion College, without his solicitation.
1886 Resigns commission in the Ma
Wy, and selected by Jackson to servo un
der Capt. Williams, Typographical En-
giueer.
lS37-Surveys mountain ranges Of
Carolina and Tennessee.
ls38-Surveys Cherokee Country for
military map.
July 7 Commission as Second Lieu.
tenant Typographical Engineers.
Administration Of Van Buren, dete-.
mines on an exploration of region north.
west, of Missouri, and are asked by Mr.
Nicolet, who is head of it L" for an assis.
tant possessing science, energy, courage
and enterprise" and Lieut.. Fremont is
selected by MIR. Poinsctt, Secretary of
War
ls3s-ls39-Epgagcd in the explor.
ations.
lS4O-Makes maps Of surveys, aud
surveys Dcsmoines River, Iowa.
IS4l-Oct. 10. Marrcs Jessie, Sec
ond daughter of Senator Benton, who
was in her 18th year.
lS42-First exploration to the Rocky
Mountains.
Makes his celebrated speech to the
Indian Council at Fort Laramie.
August. Stands on the highest peak
of the Rocky Mountains, 1850 feet
above the Gulf of Mexico, and unfurls
the Star Spaugled Banner.
October. Reports at Washington for
further duties.
lsl3-Starts on bis second expcdi-
tion.
Discovers central plato or basin of the
North American Continent, and corrects
the previous maps by showing that no
streams flow from Salt Lake.
ls45-Jan. 20. Made First Lieu
tenant and Brevet. Captain of Topograph,
ical Engiueers by President Tyler, Nn-
der the recommendation of Gen Scott.
Oct 27. Appointed Lieut.. Colonel
Of Rifles by President Polk.
November. Starts on third expedi.
tion to California.
ls45-Arrives in California.
ls46-Gen. Castro, Mexican, in COM
mand, has orders to drive him out of
California.
1916 Entrencbes himself on Hawks
Peak, TO resist.
Not being attacked marches towards
Oregon. Lieut.. Gillispic encounters
him with a message from James Buch-
anan, Secretary of State. to Capt. Ere.
mont, authorizing him to do what he
could to "prevent California from fall
ing into the hands of Great Britain"
Fremont retraces his steps to Califor-
MIA. In pursuance of direction from Mr.
Buchanan, takes California with sixty !
men, and procaims it independent,
Appointed Military Governor of Cali
fornia by Commodore Stock ion.
Buys Mariposa for $4,000 and iu-
teIIs TO become citizen of California.
ls47-Gen. Kearney arrives to take
and finds it already taken
and is greatly vexcd
Commodore Stockton and General
Kearnoy dispute as to chief command,
Fremont supports Stockton, who was his
superior before Kearney arrived
Nov 2 Courtmartialed for not obey
ing the order of two commanders. Makes
4 brilliant defence, showing that if gull
ty, he is only techanically so.
His mother dies, and he is an orphan
and the last Of his family.
ls4S-President Polk tenders him
his sword and rank, which he refuses be-
,ausc its acceptance would acknowledge /
The justice of the Court martial
lS4s-Prepares to emigrate 10 Cali
Fornia, to reside as private citizen.
Great sympathizing meeting with him in
S. c., by citizens, aud
sword presented to him by them, with
sulogy on his character and executive
services by Charleston Mercury,
Feb. %. 10000 copies of his report
,f explorations ordered to be printed by
he Senate.
July II. James Buchanan, in let
er to the President, indorsed Fremont
entitled to the highest consideration
rom his wollknown ability aud superior
means of Information"
Oct. 10. Goes out on fourth expedi-
ion to California at his own expense,
Iided by the citizens Of 81. Louis.
lS49-Appointed by President Tay'
or Commissioner for running boundary
etwesn Mexico aud California !
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