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The Fremont Cannon, the "largest and most expensive trophy in college football is a replica of a cannon that accompanied Captain John C. Frémont on his expedition through Oregon, Nevada and California in 1843–44".
Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1902) was an American writer and political activist. She was the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton and the wife of military officer, explorer, and politician John C. Frémont.
John C. Fremont Officially ending the Conquest of California Both Kearny and Stockton though out-ranking Frémont wanted to avoid further hostilities and accepted the treaty negotiated by Frémont. On 16 January 1847, Commodore Stockton appointed Frémont military governor of California following the Treaty of Cahuenga signed by Frémont and ...
Frémont and his band continued up the Sacramento River, killing Native Americans on sight as they went. [16] [17] The Klamath people they encountered further north in Oregon Territory eventually retaliated and killed three members of Frémont's party on the night of 9 May 1846, leading to the Klamath Lake massacre three days later.
John C. Frémont and his band continued to kill Native Americans on sight on the way back down to California and committed a "preemptive" attack on a rancheria, known as the Sutter Buttes massacre. Frémont became Military Governor of California in January 1847, but was forced to resign less than two months later.
John C. Frémont (1813–1890) was an American explorer of the West during the 1840s and 1850s, popularly known as the Pathfinder, while serving in the U.S. military and as a private citizen. His first two published federal expeditions launched a mass emigration into the American West producing maps and reliable reports for settlers to read and ...
The Frémont Emancipation was part of a military proclamation issued by Major General John C. Frémont (1813–1890) on August 30, 1861, in St. Louis, Missouri during the early months of the American Civil War. The proclamation placed the state of Missouri under martial law and decreed that all property of those bearing arms in rebellion would ...
Albert, John: 1806–1899 1834–1847 United States Ashley, William Henry: 1778–1838 1822–1828 United States Baker, Jim: 1818–1898 1839–1873 United States Barclay, Alex: 1810–1855 1838–1855 Barclay was a British-born frontiersman of the American West. After working in St. Louis as a bookkeeper and clerk, he worked at Bent's Old Fort.