Charles Wilkes
✓ Source-basedstableNaval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877)
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Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the first United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842).
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Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, Exploring Expedition 1838-1842
USS Vincennes in Disappointment Bay, Antarctica, during the Wilkes Expedition.
Pacific Northwest: 1841 Map of the Oregon Territory from Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition
Capt. Charles Wilkes in The Champions of the Union, lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1861
Admiral Charles Wilkes, retired
Plaque at National ArboretumAwards 2
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About this person
Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the first United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). During the American Civil War (1861-1865), he commanded USS San Jacinto during the Trent Affair incident in which he stopped a British Royal Mail ship and forcibly removed two Confederate diplomats, almost leading to war between the United States and United Kingdom.
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1798 to 1877 · aged 78
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