For the Los Angeles politician and police chief, see Edward Kern (police officer).
Edward Kern
Born
(1822-10-26)October 26, 1822 or (1823-10-26)October 26, 1823
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died
(aged 40–41)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Burial place
New Glenwood Cemetery, Broomall, Philadelphia
Nationality
American
Other names
Ned
Occupation(s)
Explorer, artist, cartographer, topographer, and United States Army officer
Known for
Exploring, documenting and imaging the American West
Military career
Allegiance
United States of America Union
Service/branch
Union Army in California
Rank
Lieutenant in the California Battalion
Commands held
Commanded the garrison at Sutter's Fort
Edward Meyer Kern (October 26, 1822 or 1823 – November 25, 1863) was an American artist, topographer, and explorer of California, the Southwestern United States, and East Asia.[1] He is the namesake of the Kern River and Kern County, California.
^Hine, Robert V.; In the Shadow of Fremont: Edward Kern and the Art of Exploration, 1845-1860, University of Oklahoma, 1982.
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artist EdwardKern. While exploring the valley, Kern camped at the fork of a river, once nearly drowning in its swift waters. In return for Kern's service...
was named by John C. Frémont for EdwardKern, the artist and topographer of Frémont's third expedition in 1845. The Kern Point toponym was officially adopted...
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officially organized. The south of Tulare County was later organized as Kern County in 1866, with additions from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties...
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California and Oregon. Frémont made scientific plans and included artist EdwardKern in his corps, but from the outset the expedition appeared to be political...
expedition to the Owens Valley in 1845. His party included Kit Carson, EdwardKern, and Richard Owens, the latter for whom the river, lake, and valley are...
knowledge." Frémont's artist and cartographer on his third expedition, EdwardKern, was placed in command of Sutter's Fort and its company of dragoons by...
time lasted." John Sutter, proprietor of Sutter's Fort, and Captain EdwardKern, the fort's temporary commander, offer $3 a day to anyone who will join...
72–73. "Keysville Massacre, April 19, 1863 (From Military Correspondence)". Kern County Historical Society Quarterly. 4a (2): 5–8. November 1952. Archived...
this pass in 1834. This area was traversed by topographer Edward M. Kern, after whom the Kern River was named, while accompanying the Frémont expedition...
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the canyon; its members included Simpson and the brothers Richard and EdwardKern, who were respectively an artist and a cartographer. Simpson was impressed...
by Alexander de Batz, George Catlin, Charles Bird King, George Gibbs, EdwardKern, John Webber, and over 130 oils, watercolors, and drawings by Seth Eastman...
ISBN 978-1-851096-97-8. "Cycles of Conquest" on University of Arizona Press. Spicer, Edward H., Cycles of Conquest. The impact of Spain, Mexico, and the United States...
Sierras. Everman had been sent to the Kern Plateau by Theodore Roosevelt, after Roosevelt's friend Stewart Edward White had expressed concern that the...
murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal John Gwinn (1791–1849), U.S. Navy Officer EdwardKern (1822–1863), Artist, topographer and explorer of California John A. Koltes...