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Major Riley person

born: [1829-01-01,1830-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_major-riley_88d5f5
Probable 70%
Summary:  Major who led four companies of the 6th infantry as escort in 1829.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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Claims (3)

arrived_in

escort duty1829
cited from In 1825 a party left Santa Fe in June and… (1891)
and dollars was appro- priated for that purpose and that of obtaining the Indians’ consent to the road and its unmo- lested use. The U. S. Commissioners appointed to conduct the survey were Benjamin Reeves, George C. Sibley and Thomas Maher; …

fought_in

escort duty1829
cited from In 1825 a party left Santa Fe in June and… (1891)
In 1825 a party left Santa Fe in June and arrived in Franklin, Missouri, in August, with 500 mules and horses, and “the Santa Fe trade” continued to grow without intermission until the present time. But not without interruption from the Indians,…

worked_for

U.S. army as escort commander1829
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-14 (1891)
and dollars was appro- priated for that purpose and that of obtaining the Indians’ consent to the road and its unmo- lested use. The U. S. Commissioners appointed to conduct the survey were Benjamin Reeves, George C. Sibley and Thomas Maher; …

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