Kit Carson
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868) · United States · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 58
Christopher Houston Carson, popularly known as Kit Carson, was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent and U.S. Army officer.
Kit Carson is read about 654 times a day, in 33 languages.
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Early photograph (possibly the first) of Kit Carson wearing a beaver hat
Mountain man Kit Carson and his favorite horse, Apache, from The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains by De Witt C. Peters. The book was Carson's first biography and was printed in 1858.
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John Charles Frémont, photographer and date unknown
An 1874 dime novel with a depiction of Carson on the cover, stabbing two Indians simultaneously, one through the chest, and one in the back.
General James Henry Carleton
The Navajo at Fort Sumner, the end of The Long WalkAbout this person
Country
United States
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1809 to 1868 · aged 58
