December 27, 2018

20034. Fred W. Loring, 1871, by Timothy H. O'Sullivan (photograph)

“Fred W Loring, in his campaign costume, with his mule ‘Evil Merodach Taken about 48 hours before he was brutally murdered by ApacheM ohaves, while en route from Prescott, A.T. [Ariz. Terr.] to San Bernadino, Cal., by stage. Loring had been with the [Wheeler] expedition as general assistant and correspondent, and was returning to the East with a mind stored with rare adventure and scenic wonders:’ By Timothy H. O’Sullivan, 1871. 106-WA-145.

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