John C. Freemont
John C. Fremont played many roles in our American history, especially in shaping the West. Born illegitimately by a Virginia society woman and poor French refugee on January 21st 1813 in Savanna Georgia, John grew up to be an explorer, American military officer, and a politician.
Fremont at first assisted explorer Joseph Nichollet in the late 1830's in exploring from the Mississippi to the Missouri Rivers. When he had enough training, he lead explorations throughout most of the American west, especially on the Oregon Trail. He also mapped parts of the Des Moines River and explored the Sierra Nevada, in which he is thought to be the first to see Lake Tahoe.
John Freemont was also a great military leader. He led 300 of his men during the Mexican-American War to capture Santa Barbara in California, but when Mexican general Pico learned of this, he surrendered to him since he acknowledged defeat and did not want to sacrifice anymore Mexican blood to a lost cause. Freemont also served......
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