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William Horace Warner (8 May 1812 – 26 September 1849) was an officer in the United States Army's Corps of Topographical Engineers. In 1849, he led an Army survey party north from Sacramento through the uncharted country of northeastern California into south central Oregon. Warner was killed by Native Americans in northeastern California, just south of the Oregon border. In the mid-nineteenth century, two army outposts in southern Oregon were named after Warner. Today, the Warner Mountains, Warner Valley, and a number of other landmarks bear his name. == Early life == Warner was born on 8 May 1812 in Columbia County, New York. He attended West Point, entering the school in July 1831 and graduating on 1 July 1836. Warner graduated from West Point, tenth in a class of 49 cadets. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and assigned to the United States Army's 1st Regiment of Artillery.〔Cullum, George W., ("1836, William H. Warner" ), ''Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy'' (Volume I), James Miller Publisher, New York, New York, 1 January 1879, p. 498.〕〔Tinker, Joan Cockcroft, (Introduction to "Excerpts from Last Diary" ), University of Rochester Library Bulletin (Volume XVII, Number 1), Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, Autumn 1962.〕 As a second lieutenant, Warner served in the Second Seminole War from mid-1836 until 1838. He was then assigned to help oversee the movement of the Cherokee Nation to the west. On 7 July 1838, Warner was appointed to the Corps of Topographic Engineers, retaining his rank of second lieutenant. As a topographic engineer officer, Warner was placed in charge of a project to improve the harbor at New Bedford, Massachusetts. He led that effort until 1839, when he was directed to survey of Sackets Harbor in New York. Later that year, Warner was sent back to Florida to support action in the on-going war with the Seminole people. Then in 1840, Warner was directed to survey the Detroit River in Michigan. He finished that assignment in 1841.〔〔〔("The Army Promotions and Appointments in the Army of the United States" ), ''Maryland Gazette'', Annapolis, Maryland, 12 July 1838, p. 2.〕 On 1 September 1841, he was promoted to first lieutenant in the Corps of Topographical Engineers. After his promotion, Warner was sent to do a reconnaissance of the approaches to New Orleans in Louisiana. After completing that job in 1842, he was assigned to conduct a general survey of Lake Michigan and make recommendations for improving harbors around the lake. That effort lasted into 1843. Warner was then directed to conduct a survey of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After finishing that project in 1845, Warner was sent to survey the boundary between the United States and the British provinces of Canada.〔〔 Warner was actively engaged in the Mexican–American War. He was assigned to Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny's California expedition. On 6 December 1846, Warner participated in the Battle of San Pasqual, where he was wounded. After the battle, he was recognized for gallantry in the field and promoted to Brevet Captain.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William H. Warner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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