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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
5 Απρ 1999 · In the summer of 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell, led an epic journey down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
11 Ιουλ 2023 · As a battery commander, John Wesley Powell led his men in the Battle of Shiloh where tragedy struck. As he gave a signal to fire on April 6, a Minie ball plowed into his wrist and through his forearm, necessitating amputation from just below the elbow.
