Captain John Mullan

ID: 4328 ~ Creator: Washington State University Special Collections

This file appears in: Captain Mullan: The Bombastic Little Lieutenant

A portrait of Mullan later in his life.

This file appears in: Captain Mullan: The Bombastic Little Lieutenant

Captain Mullan: The Bombastic Little Lieutenant

From an early age, John Mullan had big visions for his future. Born in 1830 in Maryland, Mullan graduated from St John’s College in 1847, and from West Point where he studied engineering. Soon his skills and military training were tested in the vast…