Lafayette Houghton Bunnell

Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Lafayette Houghton Bunnell Illustrated, Ill edition

Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (1824-1903) was an American physician, explorer, and author. In 1851, he was a member of the Mariposa Battalion that became the non-indigenous discoverers of the Yosemite Valley. Discovery was not the main purpose of the trip: the Battalion rode out in search of Native American tribal leaders involved in recent raids on American settlements. He explored the Valley and named many of its features. Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 (1880) contains his account of his exploration and the actions of the Battalion. The majority of what is known about Chief Tenaya and the Ahwahnees was from Bunnell's written accounts. He later served as a surgeon in the American Civil War.