Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 Series: Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1800 - ca. 1900 File Unit: Bounty Land Application File of Lieutenant Colonel John C. Fremont, Colonel Percifer Smith's Regiment of U.S. Mounted Rifles (50-160-24456)
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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...
