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John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions.
19 Σεπ 2024 · Powell enlisted in the Union army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and soon earned a commission as a second lieutenant. On April 6, 1862, at the Battle of Shiloh in western Tennessee, Powell was struck in the right forearm by a minié ball—a lead bullet with a conical head—and field surgeons amputated the shattered part of the limb ...
4 Ιαν 2014 · A Civil War veteran led the first expedition through the "impassable" Grand Canyon. While much of the US was being rapidly settled, large parts of the West remained unknown.
Even before his historic, early whitewater run through the entire Grand Canyon, Powell had already lead a full life. During the Civil War, Powell commanded a Union artillery regiment and lost his right arm after being wounded in the Battle of Shiloh.
9 Αυγ 2016 · On May 24, 1869, one-armed Civil War veteran and geologist John Wesley Powell and party set out downriver. Three months later they completed the first known passage through the canyon. In 1871–72 Powell and others retraced much of the route, again using wooden boats.
John Wesley Powell in the Civil War, 1863. When the Civil War began, Powell’s loyalties remained with the Union and the cause of abolishing slavery . On May 8, 1861, he enlisted at Hennepin, Illinois, as a private in the 20th Illinois Infantry.
26 Δεκ 2018 · The date was July 7, 1869. The one-armed man was John Wesley Powell, director of the Colorado River Exploring Expedition. An artist’s version of Powelll’s dramatic rescue in the Grand Canyon, July 1869. Scribner’s Monthly.
