• Diary of an officer on John N. Macomb's Expedition in Utah, 1859

Creator:

• Cogswell, Milton, 1825-1882

Date:

• 1859

Extent:

• 1 v. 13 cm.

Language:

• English

Text language:

• English.

Subject:

• Geological surveys—Four Corners Region—History—19th century—Sources
• Scientific expeditions—Four Corners Region—History—19th century—Sources
• Four Corners Region—Discovery and exploration—Sources
• Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)—Discovery and exploration—Sources..
• Utah—Discovery and exploration—Sources
• Diaries—19th century

Abstract:

• Diary attributed to 1st Lieutenant Milton Cogswell, who led the 8th United States Infantry military escort that accompanied John N. Macomb's 1859 exploring expedition. Datinng from about July to October 1859, the diary documents frequent encounters with American Indians, many of them known to the author from his previous time in the region; discussions of the author's task, aside from military duties, of being in charge of a large supply team of soldiers and Mexican laborers who followed the expedition with pack mules and sheep; and descriptions of the landscape.

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/5712mb50v

View in catalog:

• https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9988703413506421

Call number:

• C0938 (no. 679)
• Electronic Resource

Location:

• MSS C0938 (no. 679)
• MSS Electronic Resource
• ELF1 C0938 (no. 679)
• ELF1 Electronic Resource

Source acquisition:

• Purchased at auction, 2014. AM 2015-49.