Lafayette Bunnell

Lafayette Bunnell
Born	Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (1824-03-13)March 13, 1824 Rochester, New York, USA
Died	July 21, 1903(1903-07-21) (aged 79) Homer, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Army surgeon, explorer, historian
Known for	Naming Yosemite
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Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (March 13, 1824 – July 21, 1903) was an American physician, author, and explorer. He is most well known for his involvement with the Mariposa Battalion, the first non-Indians to enter Yosemite Valley, and his book Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851. Bunnell led the battalion members in a vote to name the valley, and for this reason he is often credited as the person who named Yosemite. He was also a soldier and surgeon in the United States war with Mexico and the Civil War.