Koehler, Corporal Robert

1898-1899

On Abercrombie’s trip across Valdez Glacier, Glenn and Abercrombie, p. 566; Bjornstad and Koehler look for route on east side of terminus of Valdez Glacier for Abercrombie’s party with horses to use, crevasses and humps make east side impracticable, MB-D, 7/10/98; Bjornstad, Garrett, Archer, Gardner, Hallett, Koehler, Bence, Kahill, Mahlo, MacFarland in party led by Schrader going from Copper Center to Taral to Valdez, grueling trip, MB-D, 8/29/98 to 10/18/98; “Corp. Koehler was nervous and scared of starting on the trip [up Tasnuna River to Valdez via Keystone Canyon]. He is a coward. After getting part of the way up the mountainside, he sat down and told us his back was aching. Afterward he turned back an told Schrader, he would have to go down in the boat [with Mahlo, Gardner and Garrett to Orca], MB-D, 10/3/98; “We were told that the Capt. was angry because the men [Mahlo, Gardner, Garrett and Koehler] and had put Koehler under arrest.” MB-D, 10/15/98; “Corporal Koehler is under arrest for leaving his command. The Captain told me he did not as yet know what to do with him.” MB-D, 10/18/98; Babcock gives special orders to be store keeper and meteorological observer at Station No. 2 at mouth of Keystone Canon. Orders, 5/2/99, Office of Secr. of War Dept. 1667-70, NARA RG 107, Entry 80;