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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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Stein, Glenn M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2011
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67186