An Arctic Execution: Private Charles B. Henry of the United States Lady Franklin Bay Expedition 1881–84
Private Charles B. Henry, of the United States Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, was put to death by a summary military execution on 6 June 1884, at Camp Clay, near Cape Sabine, Ellesmere Land, in the High Arctic. An execution is an extremely rare event in Arctic and Antarctic history. Shrouded in myste...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/67186 2023-05-15T13:54:50+02:00 An Arctic Execution: Private Charles B. Henry of the United States Lady Franklin Bay Expedition 1881–84 Stein, Glenn M. 2011-12-05 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67186 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67186/51096 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67186 ARCTIC; Vol. 64 No. 4 (2011): December: 399–512; 399–412 1923-1245 0004-0843 Lady Franklin Bay Expedition Charles B. Henry Adolphus Greely Brainard Cape Clay execution International Polar Year expedition expédition de la baie Lady Franklin cap Clay exécution expédition de l’Année polaire international info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2011 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:57Z Private Charles B. Henry, of the United States Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, was put to death by a summary military execution on 6 June 1884, at Camp Clay, near Cape Sabine, Ellesmere Land, in the High Arctic. An execution is an extremely rare event in Arctic and Antarctic history. Shrouded in mystery for over 125 years, Henry’s execution has been told in two contradicting accounts. By considering the actions of key persons, presenting new details, and identifying related artifacts for the first time, the author concludes that the lesser-known account is likely more accurate and that the participants in the execution had their reasons for not sharing the actual version publicly until many years later. Le soldat Charles B. Henry, de l’expédition américaine de la baie Lady Franklin, a été mis à mort lors d’une exécution militaire sommaire le 6 juin 1884, au camp Clay, près du cap Sabine, Ellesmere Land, dans l’Extrême-Arctique. Les exécutions se font extrêmement rares dans l’histoire de l’Arctique et de l’Antarctique. Entourée de mystère pendant plus de 125 ans, l’exécution du soldat Henry a été racontée dans le cadre de deux récits contradictoires. En tenant compte des gestes de deux personnes-clés, en présentant de nouveaux détails et en identifiant les artefacts connexes pour la première fois, l’auteur en conclut que le récit le moins connu est vraisemblablement plus exact et que les intervenants de l’exécution avaient des raisons de ne pas vouloir faire connaître publiquement la version réelle des faits pendant de nombreuses années. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Arctic Arctique* Franklin Bay International Polar Year Lady Franklin Bay University of Calgary Journal Hosting Antarctic Arctic Camp Clay ENVELOPE(-74.274,-74.274,78.741,78.741) Lady Franklin Bay ENVELOPE(-64.492,-64.492,81.585,81.585) Mystère ENVELOPE(139.955,139.955,-66.667,-66.667) Soldat ENVELOPE(153.979,153.979,69.397,69.397) ARCTIC 64 4 |
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Private Charles B. Henry, of the United States Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, was put to death by a summary military execution on 6 June 1884, at Camp Clay, near Cape Sabine, Ellesmere Land, in the High Arctic. An execution is an extremely rare event in Arctic and Antarctic history. Shrouded in mystery for over 125 years, Henry’s execution has been told in two contradicting accounts. By considering the actions of key persons, presenting new details, and identifying related artifacts for the first time, the author concludes that the lesser-known account is likely more accurate and that the participants in the execution had their reasons for not sharing the actual version publicly until many years later. Le soldat Charles B. Henry, de l’expédition américaine de la baie Lady Franklin, a été mis à mort lors d’une exécution militaire sommaire le 6 juin 1884, au camp Clay, près du cap Sabine, Ellesmere Land, dans l’Extrême-Arctique. Les exécutions se font extrêmement rares dans l’histoire de l’Arctique et de l’Antarctique. Entourée de mystère pendant plus de 125 ans, l’exécution du soldat Henry a été racontée dans le cadre de deux récits contradictoires. En tenant compte des gestes de deux personnes-clés, en présentant de nouveaux détails et en identifiant les artefacts connexes pour la première fois, l’auteur en conclut que le récit le moins connu est vraisemblablement plus exact et que les intervenants de l’exécution avaient des raisons de ne pas vouloir faire connaître publiquement la version réelle des faits pendant de nombreuses années. |
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