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James D. Savage was a member of Fremont’s Battalion during the Mexican War, established Indian trading posts throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley, and led the first expedition of the Mariposa Battalion into Yosemite Valley in 1851. Dr. Lewis Leach described Savage as a man of great intelligence and magnetic temperament.
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