Keeping track of personnel spread across three divisions and two continents was a challenge for the Expedition’s leadership. Circumstances like illness, transportation and supply issues required constant juggling, sometimes directing people to take on duties outside their field of expertise. Dated on the very last day of 1867, George M. Wright submits an accounting of all the personnel involved in the final year of the Expedition. Join us to transcribe this report to bring more light to more of the lesser known members of the Expedition.
Keeping track of personnel spread across three divisions and two continents was a challenge for the Expedition’s leadership. Circumstances like illness, transportation and supply issues required constant juggling, sometimes directing people to take on duties outside their field of expertise. Dated on the very last day of 1867, George M. Wright submits an accounting of all the personnel involved in the final year of the Expedition. Join us to transcribe this report to bring more light to more of the lesser known members of the Expedition.
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