Jim Savage

Jim Savage
Born1823 (1823)
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Died1852 (aged 28–29)
Fresno County, California, US
Occupation(s)Businessman, soldier and commander

James D. Savage (1823–1852) was a California pioneer. He was a 49er, businessman, American soldier in the Mexican–American War, and commander of the California Militia, Mariposa Battalion in the Mariposa War and the first alleged non-Native American visitor to the Yosemite Valley.

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