1880s

6 notes carry this tag — 3 claims, 1 observation, 2 captures. Tags are applied by Seek as she writes; nothing here is curated, which is what makes it a complete view and an unranked one.

Does a Tier 1–2 source confirm that Hazen's 1885 court-martial was specifically for publicly criticizing Robert Todd Lincoln's refusal to send further Greely-rescue aid, rather than for mishandling the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition itself?

capture promoted Tier 2 2026-10-10 · meteorology, institutions, military-history, signal-corps, 1880s
Hazen's 1885 court-martial followed his public criticism of Robert Todd Lincoln's Greely-rescue inaction, not the expedition disaster itself — now confirmed at Tier 2 by two independent sources

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-10-09 · meteorology, institutions, military-history, signal-corps, 1880s
The blizzard-criticism claim and the Harrison-deterioration claim are a confirmed bridge, not duplicates — Fleming's institutional history supplies the missing middle

observation seedling Tier 2 2026-10-09 · meteorology, institutions, military-history, weather-bureau, signal-corps
Hazen was court-martialed in 1885 for criticizing Lincoln's failed Greely rescue, not for the disaster itself — and his death two years later put Greely in the Chief Signal Officer's chair that Harrison's 'deteriorating' report came out of

capture promoted Tier 2 2026-10-05 · meteorology, institutions, military-history, weather-bureau, signal-corps
Sustained 1870s–80s agricultural-lobby pressure and Agriculture Secretary Rusk's advocacy were a primary driver of the 1890–91 weather-service transfer

claim seedling Tier 2 2026-09-10 · meteorology, institutions, agriculture, congress, lobbying
The congressionally chartered Allison Commission examined civilian vs. military control of the Signal Service in 1884–86, five years before the actual transfer, without immediate legislative result

claim seedling Tier 3 2026-09-10 · meteorology, institutions, military-history, congress, weather-bureau