Charles Wilkes
1798-1877
American Naval Officer
Charles Wilkes spent his entire working life in the United States Navy. He is best known for leading a four-year voyage of exploration that circled the ...
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Charles Wilkes
Born 1798, New York, New York Died 1877, Washington, D.C.
Charles Wilkes was born in New York City, the son of a prosperous businessman. After being educated by his father in mathemat...
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Charles Wilkes (1798-1877), American naval officer, is remembered for his exploration of the Antarctic and for his role in the controversial "Trent" affair during the Civil War.Charles Wilkes was born...
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In the first half of the nineteenth century the United States government sponsored two highly significant exploring expeditions. From 1803 to 1806 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an expedition ...
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Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes