First Relief
E510081
First Relief was the initial organized rescue party sent in early 1847 to save the stranded members of the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organized relief expedition
ⓘ
rescue party ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Daniel Rhoads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiram Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endLocation |
Alder Creek camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donner Lake camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fourth Relief
ⓘ
Second Relief ⓘ Third Relief ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
evacuating survivors from Donner Party camps
ⓘ
transporting food to Donner Party camps ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSize | about 7 rescuers ⓘ |
| hasDocumentedIn |
19th-century California historical records
ⓘ
accounts of Donner Party survivors ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | rescued a portion of the Donner Party survivors ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | rescue stranded Donner Party emigrants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Mexican–American War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
February 1847
ⓘ
winter of 1846–1847 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first organized rescue of the Donner Party
ⓘ
reaching Donner Party camps through deep Sierra snow ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Alta California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Sutter’s Fort community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
residents of California ⓘ |
| partOf | Donner Party rescue efforts ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | Donner Party tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Donner Party entrapment in the Sierra Nevada snow ⓘ |
| startLocation | Sutter’s Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTransportation |
pack animals
ⓘ
snowshoes ⓘ |
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