This man killed Joseph Chouinard in a duel for the hand of Singing Grass.
This man killed Joseph Chouinard in a duel for the hand of Singing Grass. This man was onceemployed as a hunter by William Bent, and he led forces against the Kiowa and Comanche at the Battle ofAdobe Walls. During the Civil War, he organized the New Mexico Volunteer Infantry, which fought at theBattle of Valverde. Following an 1864 victory, he ordered 8,000 Navajo to march to Bosque Redondo inthe Long Walk. This man gained national fame and was attributed with superhuman abilities after beingcelebrated in the journals of John C. Fremont, whom he guided to Oregon and California. For 10 points,identify this frontiersman who is the namesake of the capital of Nevada.
This man killed Joseph Chouinard in a duel for the hand of Singing Grass.
Kit Carson [or Christopher Houston Carson]