Adolphus Greely was the commanding officer of the doomed Lady Franklin Bay Expedition from 1881-1884. Born on March 27, 1844 in Newburyport, MA, he joined the United States Army at the age of 17 ...

Led by Adolphus Washington Greely, the volunteer expedition team consisted of U.S. military officers and enlistees, two Eskimos, and one medical doctor. Twenty-two of the 25 men are pictured here.

Hundreds of birds, fossils and other specimens were collected. At the head of the expedition was a young army lieutenant named Adolphus Greely, whose career in telegraphy would not mark him as a man ...

The second part covers various special cases; belated awards (Alonzo Cushing, Theodore Roosevelt), special awards (Lindbergh, Adolphus Greely), rescinded and restored awards (Mary Walker, William Cody ...