- Date:
- 1855
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- MES03359
Christopher "Kit" Carson (1809-1868)
Kit Carson was a fur trapper, mountain man, and guide to explorer John C. Fremont, who gained national fame for his service in California during the Mexican War. He also gained notoriety as an Indian fighter. During the Civil War, he commanded the First New Mexico Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was brevetted brigadier general of volunteers.