Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873

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Name (Latin)
Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873
Other forms of name
Carleton, J. H. (James Henry), 1814-1873
Carleton, J. Henry (James Henry), 1814-1873
Date of birth
1814-12-27
Date of death
1873-01-07
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 66898707
Wikidata: Q128221
Library of congress: n 83018777
Sources of Information
  • His The prairie logbooks, 1983:CIP t.p. (J. Henry Carleton)
  • The mountain meadows massacre, 1995:t.p. (J. H. Carleton)
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Wikipedia description:

James Henry Carleton (December 27, 1814 – January 7, 1873) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the American Civil War and American Indian Wars. He became notorious for his involvement in the Long Walk of the Navajo, in which he led an ethnic cleansing campaign against the indigenous Navajo people.

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