Admiral Charles Wilkes
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- Mother Mary Seton
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1798/04/03 | Born in New York City | Born | |||||
| 1838/08/18 | United States South Seas Exploring Expedition departs Hampton Roads. | Expedition Leader | Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park | Hampton | United States Exploring Expedition | ||
| 1840/01/25 | United States South Seas Exploring Expedition sights Antarctica. | Expedition Leader | Antarctica | United States Exploring Expedition | |||
| 1840/12/11 | Lt Wilkes leads a contingent of scientists to the summit of Mauna Loa, December 1840 and 13 January 1841 | Expedition Leader | Wilkes Campsite | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | United States Exploring Expedition | ||
| 1842/06/10 | US Exploring Expedition arrives home in New York. | Expedition Leader | United States Exploring Expedition | ||||
| 1851/00/00 | Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes buys the Cutts-Madison House from John Payne Todd. | Home | Cutts-Madison House | Washington, DC | |||
| 1861/11/08 | Confederate diplomats James M Mason and John Slidell are taken off a British ship by the USS San Jacinto and confined to Fort Warren until 1 January 1862 | Captain of the USS San Jacinto | Fort Warren | Boston Harbor | Trent Afrair | ||
| 1877/02/08 | Rear Admiral Wilkes dies in Washington, D C | Died | Arlington National Cemetery | Arlington, VA |
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