Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-15
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ISl3-Jau. II. Born i'll Savannah. Ga.
lSlS-llls father dies aud leaves him at
fve years Of age with his mother, .
brother and sister
1S2Q--Ai school Ia Virginia.
lS-a-At school in Chrflestop.
lS1G-raken in charge for better educa-
ton 10y John W. Mitchell, Esq a
South Carolina lawyer.
1S27-Dr. Robertson. now a classical
teacher in Phlindelphia, takes great
interest in his genius.
1S2S-Eniers Junior Class, Charleston
College.
lS20-Leaves College.
lS30-ls confirmed III Protestant. Episco-
PAL church at Charleston.
f930-Teaches at Charleston.
ls3l-Labors as private surveyor.
ls32-Surveys one of the first railroads
in the Uuited States, from Charles
ton to Hamburg.
1S33-First public service under the
Jackson administration, in sloop of
war Na,chrz. sent 20 Charleston to
put down nullifcation.
1S35-Comn nissinned a. Professor Of
Ma,hema,ic, in the Navy.
JS35-Nade Master of Arts BY Charles
ton College, without his solicitation.
1896 -Tc>iyus commission in the Navy,
and rUi,o,vi ~ J"vhsV. ~ serve cn-
der Capt. Williams, Typographical
Engineer
lS37-Surveys mountain ranges Of Caro-
lima and Tennessee.
1s3S-Surveys Cherokee Country for q
military map.
July !. Commissioned as Second
Lieutenant Typographical Engineers.
Administrations of Mr. Van Buren,
determines on an exploration Of re-
giou northwest of Missouri, aud are
asked hy Mr.. Nicole., who is head
of it, "for an assistant possessing
science, energy, courage aud enter.
rrise," and Lieutenant Fremont Sc
lecred by MIR. Poinsett, Secretary Of
War.
1s3S-IS39-Engaged in the explorations.
lS4O-Mak m'ps Of surveys, and sur
vcys Desmolues river, Iowa.
ls4l-O,t. l9. Marries Jessie, sccohd
daughter of Senator Benton.
lSi2-First exploration to the Rocky
Mountains.
Makes his celebrated speecl, to the
Indian Council at Fort Laramie.
August. Stands IN the highest
peak of the Rocky Mountains, 49,
$50 feet above the Gulf Of Mexico,
aud unfaris the star-sp,ngled Oanner.
October. Reports at Washington
for further duties.
lS43-S,aris on his second expedition
Discovers cen,ra! plate or basin Of
the North American Continent, and
corrects the previous maps by show
ipa that no stream. GJw from salt
Lake.
ISi5-Jan. 90. Made First Lieutenant
and Brcvet Captain Of Topographiea!
| Engineers by President Tyler, under
the re- .commeuda,ion Of Gen. Scott.
Oct. 81. Appointed Lieutenant
Colonel of R.Hes By President Polk
November. Starts on a third ex-
! peditinp to California.
1845-Arrives iu C2llforuia.
IS46-Gen. Castro, Mexican, in con,mand,
( has orders to drive him cut Of Cali
fnrnia.
ISl6-Eutrenchcs himself on Hawks
Peak to resist.
Not beng attacked, marches tow
ards Oregon. Lieut.. Gillespie en-
counters him with message from
James Buchanan, Secretary OF State
to Capt. Fremont, authorizing HIN
20 do what he con'd 20 "preven
California from falling into the hand
of Great Britain.
Fremont re,races bis sseps TO Cali
foruia. In ruls suarce OF direction
from Mr.. buchanan, takes Californi
with sixty men, and prociaims
independent.
| Appointed Military Governor O
California by Commodore Stockton
/ Buys Mariposa for $1,000 and iu
/ tends to become citizen of Califa
1S47-Gen. kearney arrives to take Gal
ifornis ari fluids it already taken
and is greatly vexed.
! Com. Stockton and Gen. kearne
! dispute as to the chief comuant
! Fremont supports Stockton, who W.
his superior before Kearney arrived
Nov. 2. Court martialed for NJ
obeying the orders of two com man
ers. Makes brilliant defense, shns
/ ing that, if guilty, he is only teshn
calIy SO.
! His ,nctaer dies, AMI he is q n o
/ rhan aal the !as: Of his family.