An Arctic Execution: Private Charles B. Henry of the United States Lady Franklin Bay Expedition 1881–84

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Stein, Glenn M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2011
• Subjects: 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; Antarctic; Arctic; Camp Clay; Lady Franklin Bay; Mystère; Soldat; Antarc*; Arctique*; Franklin Bay; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67186

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...