John Wesley Powell/Explorer of the West - AJ

• John Wesley was a Civil War veteran who lost his right arm at the battle of Shiloh.
• John Wesley was born on March 24th 1834 in Mount Morris New York.
• John Wesley died September 23rd 1902 at age 68.
• John Wesley Powell devoted himself  mostly to studying Indian languages and ethnography.
• After the war he explored the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.