Boston Charley
Boston Charley | |
|---|---|
 Boston Charley in 1873 | |
| Born | 1854 |
| Died | October 3, 1873 |
Boston Charley (1854 – October 3, 1873) was an Indian warrior in the Modoc War of 1872. He was reportedly given the "Boston" moniker by miners who felt he had a lighter complexion than the other warriors.[1] In 1873 he had joined the group led by Kintpuash, and was later involved in a massacre that killed fourteen people at Tule Lake. On April 11, 1873 he was part of a group that murdered Edward Canby. Charley did not personally kill Canby, but during the raid he killed a Dr. Thomas. On October 3, 1873, Boston Charley, Kintpuash, Schonchin John and Black Jim were executed for the murder of Edward Canby. He reportedly met his execution stoically, asking only for tobacco.[2]
See also[]
- Death of Edward Canby
References[]
- ^ "Native Americans - Modoc". Nativeamericans.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ Cozzens, Peter (2001). Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: The Wars for the Pacific Northwest. Stackpole Books. pp. 121–123. ISBN 0-8117-0573-0.
General references[]
- Albert Samuel Gatschet (1891). The Klamath Indians of Southwestern Oregon: Letter of transmittal. Ethnographic sketch. Texts. Grammar. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 74–. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
Categories:
- Modoc people
- People of the Modoc War
- 1854 births
- 1873 deaths
- 19th-century executions by the United States
- Executed Native American people
- People executed for murder
- 1873 murders in the United States
- 19th-century Native Americans