Christopher Kit Carson Fort Garland
Christopher Kit Carson
Born: either December 24, 1809 or 1811 in Kentucky
Died: April 1868 in Buggsville, Colorado
Kit Carson was a daring and brave mountain man. Kit Carson was also a fur trapper, army scout, and buffalo hunter. In 1826, at the age of 15, the apprenticed saddler ran away from Franklin, Missouri. Kit Carson hired on as a hostler for a hunting party going to Santa Fe
From 1842 through 1846 John C. Fremont hired Kit Carson as a guide for expeditions to the Northwest and California. Fremont's reports when published heralded Kit Carson as one of the most trusted and respected men in the West
Kit Carson guided Stephen W. Kearny's party from New Mexico to California during the Mexican War and his bravery saved the company
Kit Carson was appointed in 1853 as Indian agent for Taos, New Mexico. Kit Carson was extremely qualified and helped calm the Apaches on several different occasions that appeared nearly hopeless short the entrance of his masterful skills
During the Civil War Kit Carson joined the Union's Army 1st New Mexican Volunteers he was promoted to brigadier general for his outstanding campaign record
After the Civil War Kit Carson commanded Fort Garland garrison in Colorado |
