1888 – The famous Western painter and illustrator, Frederic Remington, first gains public recognition with publication of his drawings in a book by Theodore Roosevelt, Ranch Life and Hunting Trails.
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1847 – Confusion over orders leads to a conflict about setting up the civil government of California: both Stockton and Kearny think they should be responsible. Fremont is appointed governor by Stockton, who relieves Kearny of all command except for his own dragoons. Kearny warns Fremont that he is guilty of disobedience to a superior officer.