John C. Cremony
American newspaperman (1815–1879) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major John C. Cremony (1815 – August 24, 1879[2]) was an American soldier who wrote the first dictionary of the Apache language and later became a newspaperman in San Francisco.
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John Carey Cremony | |
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Born | 1815[1] Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | August 24, 1879 San Francisco, California |
Years of service | 1861–1872 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 2nd California Cavalry Regiment |
Commands held | 1st California Cavalry Battalion |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War Apache Wars |
Other work | author |
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