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William L. Carpenter : ウィキペディア英語版 | William L. Carpenter
William Lewis Carpenter, born January 13, 1844 at Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, died July 10, 1898 at Madison Barracks, Jefferson County, New York. Carpenter was a U.S. Army Officer, Naturalist and a Geologist who helped document the minerals and resources of the Black Hills of South Dakota which led to the Great Sioux War of 1876-77.〔Finerty, John F., "Warpath and Bivouac" published 1890. The author mentions a news article he wrote for the "Chicago Tribune" in 1873 citing Lt. W. L. Carpenter's reports on gold being found in the Black Hills.〕 ==Early career== During the American Civil War he served as a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy from 1861–1864. Wanting to see more action, he resigned from the Navy and joined the Army. He became a private in Battery "D" 2nd Artillery on July 29, 1864. He transferred to Battery "L" September 25, 1865. He served at the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia and with the Army of the Potomac. He made Corporal on September 28, 1866 and Sergeant on January 29, 1867. After publication of several scientific articles, ranging in topic from naturalist to geological surveys, he was appointed a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army on April 5, 1867. He was assigned to the 9th Infantry Regiment and encouraged to continue his scientific research on the frontier.〔Carpenter, Amos B. ''A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America''〕〔"Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters 2009"〕
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