Born: December 24, 1809

Place of Birth: Kentucky

North or South: North

Other Professions: Fur trapper, army scout, buffalo hunter

War Service Highlights: Carson organized and commanded the New Mexico and Colorado Auxiliary Scouts. At the end of the war he was appointed to the rank of Brigadier General and given command of Fort Garland, Colorado. Christopher Carson left the post in 1867 and died at Fort Lyons in 1868.

Nickname: "Kit"

Died: April, 1868

Place of Death: Boggsville, Colorado

Interesting Facts: When he was an infant his parents immigrated to what is now Howard County, Missouri. He was a very modest man and never boasted about his achievements.