Whalen, Michael, Pony Express Rider, c. 1870. Cropped section of wedding photo showing Michael only. Whalen is seated wearing a dark jacket over lighter trousers and a light tie. b/w . See 95.1P.212-213.
Whalen was in St. Joseph to see the starting ride of the Pony Express He rode for two months as a rider from Salt Lake City to Camp Floyd. Whalen was a Union soldier in the Civil War who accompanied Sherman's March. He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.
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