Margaret Irvin Carrington (1831–1870)
Author of Absaraka : Home of the Crows
About the Author
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Works by Margaret Irvin Carrington
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1831-05-27
- Date of death
- 1870-05-11
- Burial location
- Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus Franklin County Ohio, USA
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Danville Boyle County Kentucky, USA
- Place of death
- Crawfordsville Montgomery County Indiana, USA
- Occupations
- diarist
memoirist
pioneer - Relationships
- Carrington, Henry B. (husband)
- Short biography
- Margaret Irvin Sullivant Carrington was married to Col. Henry B. Carrington, commander of Fort Phil Kearny in present-day northeastern Wyoming. She wrote Absaraka, Home of the Crows, first published in 1868, based on her journal about life on the Great Plains of the Western frontier. She was present at the fort when the infamous Fetterman Massacre occurred on December 21, 1866. It was considered the worst military disaster of the Indian Wars before the Battle of the Little Big Horn 10 years later. After Margaret’s death in 1870, Col. Carrington brought out new editions of the book with expanded details of his own experiences.
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- Members
- 71
- Popularity
- #245,552
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 17