Midshipman Reid lost at sea, off Cape Horn, May 1839
"This cenotaph is erected by their associates, the Officers & Scientific Corps of the U.S. Exploring Expedition"
"This cenotaph is erected by their associates, the Officers & Scientific Corps of the U.S. Exploring Expedition"
Midshipman Reid lost at sea, off Cape Horn, May 1839
"This cenotaph is erected by their associates, the Officers & Scientific Corps of the U.S. Exploring Expedition"
"This cenotaph is erected by their associates, the Officers & Scientific Corps of the U.S. Exploring Expedition"
Inscription
(Front)
TO
THE MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT JOSEPH A. UNDERWOOD,
AND
MIDSHIPMAN WILKES HENRY,
UNITED STATES NAVY
(Rear)
LIEUTENANT UNDERWOOD,
AND
MIDSHIPMAN HENRY,
FELL AT THE HANDS OF SAVAGES,
WHILE PROMOTING
THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE AND PHILANTHROPY,
AT MALOLO,
ONE OF THE FEEJEE GROUP OF ISLANDS,
JULY 24, 1940.
PASSED MIDSHIPMEN REID AND BACON
WERE LOST AT SEA, OFF CAPE HORN
MAY, 1839.
(Right)
THIS
CENOTAPH
IS ERECTED BY THEIR
ASSOCIATES
THE
OFFICERS AND SCIENTIFIC CORPS,
OF THE
UNITED STATES
EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
(Left)
TO
THE MEMORY
OF
PASSED MIDSHIPMEN
JAMES W. E. REID,
AND
FREDERICK A. BACON,
UNITED STATES NAVY.
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