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[[Major]] '''Charles Emil Bendire''' (April 27, 1836 – February 4, 1897) was a [[United States Army]] [[soldier]] and |
[[Major (rank)|Major]] '''Charles Emil Bendire''' (April 27, 1836 – February 4, 1897) was a [[United States Army]] [[soldier]] and [[ornithologist]] and [[oologist]]. The [[Bendire's thrasher]] is named for him. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Born '''Karl Emil Bender''' at [[Bad König|König im Odenwald]] in the Grand Duchy of Hesse |
Born '''Karl Emil Bender''' at [[Bad König|König im Odenwald]] in the [[Grand Duchy of Hesse]], he was the eldest of six children. Bender was home schooled until the age of twelve, after which he attended five years at a theological school at [[Passy]], near [[Paris]]. Karl left school suddenly and returned home, and on the advice of a friend he and his brother Wilhelm Bender left for [[New York City|New York]] in 1853. Upon arrival they found that the New World did not meet their expectations{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}. Wilhelm Bender soon sailed for home, but was lost overboard at sea. |
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==Army career== |
==Army career== |
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Bendire served for five years as a private and subsequently a corporal in Company D, First Dragoons. After his tour of duty ended Bendire left the army for one year, but re-enlisted on June 8, 1860, and was assigned to the 4th Cavalry, where he served successively as a private, corporal, sergeant, and a hospital steward until he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry on May 18, 1864. He transferred to the [[1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)|1st Cavalry]] on September 9, 1864, and was eventually promoted to 1st Lieutenant (for "gallant and meritorious services" at the [[battle of Trevilian Station]] during the [[American Civil War]]), and later to captain, and then major. He retired on April 24, 1886, for disability contracted in the line of duty. |
Bendire served for five years as a private and subsequently a corporal in Company D, First Dragoons. After his tour of duty ended Bendire left the army for one year, but re-enlisted on June 8, 1860, and was assigned to the 4th Cavalry, where he served successively as a private, corporal, sergeant, and a hospital steward until he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry on May 18, 1864. He transferred to the [[1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)|1st Cavalry]] on September 9, 1864, and was eventually promoted to 1st Lieutenant (for "gallant and meritorious services" at the [[battle of Trevilian Station]] during the [[American Civil War]]), and later to captain, and then major. He retired on April 24, 1886, for disability contracted in the line of duty. |
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During Bendire's service in the army he was sent to many locations, often isolated, across America, for example [[Virginia]], [[Arizona]], [[Washington ( |
During Bendire's service in the army he was sent to many locations, often isolated, across America, for example [[Virginia]], [[Arizona]], [[Oregon]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and [[California]]. Bendire mainly fought against [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]] during the periods of the United States' expansions. It was during these travels across North America that he developed a fondness for all things wild, and particularly [[bird]]s. |
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==Ornithology== |
==Ornithology== |
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He initially sent letters containing his observations to other American naturalists such as [[Joel A. Allen]], [[Thomas M. Brewer]], [[Elliott Coues]], and [[Robert Ridgway]], who would publish them in American naturalist magazines like ''[[Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club]]'' and the ''[[American Naturalist]]''. However in 1877, he began to publish articles under his own name. |
He initially sent letters containing his observations to other American naturalists such as [[Joel A. Allen]], [[Thomas M. Brewer]], [[Elliott Coues]], and [[Robert Ridgway]], who would publish them in American naturalist magazines like ''[[Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club]]'' and the ''[[American Naturalist]]''. However, in 1877, he began to publish articles under his own name. |
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Bendire's private collection of 8,000 eggs formed the basis of the egg collection at the [[Smithsonian Institution]], then known as the [[U.S. National Museum]], in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
Bendire's private collection of 8,000 eggs formed the basis of the egg collection at the [[Smithsonian Institution]], then known as the [[U.S. National Museum]], in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles E. Bendire (1836–1897)|url=http://vertebrates.si.edu/birds/Hall_of_fame/CharlesBendire.html|work=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Birds|access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref> He made new discoveries about the migration habits of various birds and discovered several new species, including the [[Bendire's thrasher]], ''Toxostoma bendirei''. |
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On 1872 while patrolling in Central Arizona, Bendire reportedly snatched a zone-tailed hawk's egg from a nest for his collection while under fire from an Apache scout and secured it safely in his mouth until he could return to camp. |
On 1872 while patrolling in Central Arizona, Bendire reportedly snatched a [[zone-tailed hawk]]'s egg from a nest for his collection while under fire from an Apache scout and secured it safely in his mouth until he could return to camp. It was alleged that he broke a tooth in his mouth while attempting to remove the egg, due to its large size.<ref>{{Citation|last=No Such Thing As A Fish|title=[No Such Thing As A Fish] Episode 208: No Such Thing As A Female Egg Thief|date=2018-03-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyv12gf170E|access-date=2018-03-21}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> |
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He also published an early description of the [[Lost River sucker]], now known as ''Deltistes luxatus'', in the journal ''[[Forest and Stream]]'' while he was stationed at [[Fort Klamath]] in south-central Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bendire|first=Chas. E.|title=The Lost River sucker|url=https://archive.org/stream/ForeststreamXXXIA#page/444/mode/2up|work=Forest and Stream| |
He also published an early description of the [[Lost River sucker]], now known as ''Deltistes luxatus'', in the journal ''[[Forest and Stream]]'' while he was stationed at [[Fort Klamath]] in south-central Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bendire|first=Chas. E.|title=The Lost River sucker|url=https://archive.org/stream/ForeststreamXXXIA#page/444/mode/2up|work=Forest and Stream|year=1873|access-date=19 June 2014}}</ref> In it he provides descriptions of both the spawning fish and the Modoc Indians who were catching the fish at an important fishery location along the [[Lost River (California)|Lost River]]. |
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Bendire died of [[Bright's disease]] at the age of 60.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beolens|first1=Bo|last2=Watkins|first2=Michael|title=Whose Bird? Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate|publisher=[[Yale University Press]]|location=[[New Haven]], [[London]]|year=2003|pages= |
Bendire died of [[Bright's disease]] at the age of 60.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Beolens|first1=Bo|last2=Watkins|first2=Michael|title=Whose Bird? Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate|publisher=[[Yale University Press]]|location=[[New Haven]], [[London]]|year=2003|pages=47–48|isbn=0-300-10359-X|lccn=2003113608}}</ref> |
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He was buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]], in [[Arlington, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgdCZW5kaXJlEgdDaGFybGVz/ |title=Burial Detail: Bendire, Charles (Section 1, Grave 650-WS) |work= ANC Explorer|publisher=Arlington National Cemetery |id=(Official website)}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217550 Charles Emil Bendire Papers, |
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* [http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217550 Charles Emil Bendire Papers, 1887–1894] from the [[Smithsonian Institution Archives]] |
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*[http://vertebrates.si.edu/birds/Hall_of_fame/InMemoriamPDFs/Bendire.pdf Merrill, J.C. In Memoriam: Charles Emil Bendire]. The Auk, Jan. 1898, v. 15, no. 1. p.[1]-6 |
* [http://vertebrates.si.edu/birds/Hall_of_fame/InMemoriamPDFs/Bendire.pdf Merrill, J.C. In Memoriam: Charles Emil Bendire]. The Auk, Jan. 1898, v. 15, no. 1. p.[1]-6 |
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/charles-bendire.htm |title=Charles Bendire|date=19 April 2023 |publisher=at ArlingtonCemetery.net|id=(Unofficial website)}}<!--non-RS [[WP:SPS]] website, do not use for citations --> |
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![]() Charles Bendire | |
Birth name | Karl Emil Bender |
Born | April 27, 1836 König im Odenwald, Germany |
Died | February 4, 1897 (aged 60) |
Buried | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1854–1886 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 4th Cavalry 1st Cavalry |
Wars | American Civil War Indian Wars |
Other work | Ornithologist |
Major Charles Emil Bendire (April 27, 1836 – February 4, 1897) was a United States Army soldier and ornithologist and oologist. The Bendire's thrasher is named for him.
Early life
[edit]Born Karl Emil Bender at König im Odenwald in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, he was the eldest of six children. Bender was home schooled until the age of twelve, after which he attended five years at a theological school at Passy, near Paris. Karl left school suddenly and returned home, and on the advice of a friend he and his brother Wilhelm Bender left for New York in 1853. Upon arrival they found that the New World did not meet their expectations[citation needed]. Wilhelm Bender soon sailed for home, but was lost overboard at sea.
Army career
[edit]After his brother's departure, Bender enlisted in the United States Army at the age of eighteen on June 10, 1854, changing his name to Charles Bendire, dropping his middle name altogether. Although Bendire would later start using his middle initial again in correspondence and public notes, his legally official name did not contain a middle name.
Bendire served for five years as a private and subsequently a corporal in Company D, First Dragoons. After his tour of duty ended Bendire left the army for one year, but re-enlisted on June 8, 1860, and was assigned to the 4th Cavalry, where he served successively as a private, corporal, sergeant, and a hospital steward until he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry on May 18, 1864. He transferred to the 1st Cavalry on September 9, 1864, and was eventually promoted to 1st Lieutenant (for "gallant and meritorious services" at the battle of Trevilian Station during the American Civil War), and later to captain, and then major. He retired on April 24, 1886, for disability contracted in the line of duty.
During Bendire's service in the army he was sent to many locations, often isolated, across America, for example Virginia, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and California. Bendire mainly fought against American Indians during the periods of the United States' expansions. It was during these travels across North America that he developed a fondness for all things wild, and particularly birds.
Ornithology
[edit]He initially sent letters containing his observations to other American naturalists such as Joel A. Allen, Thomas M. Brewer, Elliott Coues, and Robert Ridgway, who would publish them in American naturalist magazines like Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club and the American Naturalist. However, in 1877, he began to publish articles under his own name.
Bendire's private collection of 8,000 eggs formed the basis of the egg collection at the Smithsonian Institution, then known as the U.S. National Museum, in Washington, D.C.[1] He made new discoveries about the migration habits of various birds and discovered several new species, including the Bendire's thrasher, Toxostoma bendirei.
On 1872 while patrolling in Central Arizona, Bendire reportedly snatched a zone-tailed hawk's egg from a nest for his collection while under fire from an Apache scout and secured it safely in his mouth until he could return to camp. It was alleged that he broke a tooth in his mouth while attempting to remove the egg, due to its large size.[2]
He also published an early description of the Lost River sucker, now known as Deltistes luxatus, in the journal Forest and Stream while he was stationed at Fort Klamath in south-central Oregon.[3] In it he provides descriptions of both the spawning fish and the Modoc Indians who were catching the fish at an important fishery location along the Lost River.
Bendire died of Bright's disease at the age of 60.[4]
He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charles E. Bendire (1836–1897)". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Birds. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ No Such Thing As A Fish (2018-03-17), [No Such Thing As A Fish] Episode 208: No Such Thing As A Female Egg Thief, retrieved 2018-03-21[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Bendire, Chas. E. (1873). "The Lost River sucker". Forest and Stream. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate. New Haven, London: Yale University Press. pp. 47–48. ISBN 0-300-10359-X. LCCN 2003113608.
- ^ "Burial Detail: Bendire, Charles (Section 1, Grave 650-WS)". ANC Explorer. Arlington National Cemetery. (Official website).
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Charles Emil Bendire Papers, 1887–1894 from the Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Merrill, J.C. In Memoriam: Charles Emil Bendire. The Auk, Jan. 1898, v. 15, no. 1. p.[1]-6
- "Charles Bendire". at ArlingtonCemetery.net. 19 April 2023. (Unofficial website).