Bartleson–Bidwell Party

In 1841, the Bartleson–Bidwell Party of thirty-two men and one woman, and her baby daughter, was led by Captain John Bartleson and John Bidwell. They became the first American emigrants to succeed in a wagon crossing from Missouri to California. Of the original 61 members, the only fatality was George Shotwell, who died from an accidental gunshot wound.

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