Journal, 1819.

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Journal, 1819.

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Journal kept by Captain Henry Whiting while on an expedition of the 5th Regiment in June 1819 from Green Bay to Prairie du Chien, Wis., describing the Indian inhabitants and natural features of the country, and including maps and sketches.

1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Whiting, Henry, 1788-1851

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Henry Whiting was born in Lancaster, Mass. in 1788. Whiting entered the U.S. Army in 1808, becoming a Second Lieutenant a year later, and a First Lieutenant in 1811. He worked as an aide to General J.P. Boyd and General Alexander Macomb, and in 1817 was promoted to Captain. Whiting was made brigadier-general of the U.S. Army on Feb. 23, 1847. He was a regent of the University of Michigan, and Secretary of the Michigan Historical Society, 1828-1833, and wrote on scientific and other subjects. Hen...

United States. War Dept. Office of the Chief of Engineers.

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