Talk:John C. Frémont

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Contents 1 Accent 2 Slavery 3 Court martial 4 Relevance

[edit] Accent

Is Fremont's name really spelled with an accent mark? [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk)]] 00:27, Sep 12, 2004 (UTC)

According to the Library of Congress article here, yes. Gentgeen 10:33, 12 Sep 2004 (UTC)

The linked article uses the accent mark, but if you look at the posters from Fremont's time that accompany it, they do not. I cannot find a reference atm, but I think I recall reading that Fremont dropped the accent at some point in his life. Grenache 07:20, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

The late, lamented Shelby Foote spells Fremont with the accent. He also details more reasons why Lincoln relieved Fremont of his duties: namely, rampant corruption under his command. Source: "The Civil War: A Narrative (vol. I: Fort Sumter to Perryville). --A. Lurker

[edit] Slavery

The article currently says that he was the first Presidential candidate to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. But the free soil party and other minor parties had already run before him Furthermore he was only opposed to the expansion of slavery.--Gary123 19:50, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

That's right. I've edited it to say that he was the first in a major party to do so. Why don't you add the distinction about expansion? Thanks, -Willmcw 20:31, May 31, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Court martial

The article Mormon Battalion mentions that Fremont was hauled back east to face a court martial at one point. This fact/allegation is not covered in any way by the John C. Fremont article. — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] - 00:47, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Relevance

When searching for John C Fremont, 4 public schools named for Fremont score higher than Fremont himself for relevancy. Fremont scores only 51.1%. What?

The lower relevancy is probably because "John C Fremont" is entered without an accented E. Like the entries for the schools, it's a 'redirect'. The school redirects and their main articles have no accented E, which could be why their relevancy is considered higher. Adavidb 14:19, 11 December 2006 (UTC)