1. Atkinson was a middle-aged officer who had ably handled administrative and diplomatic tasks, most notably during the 1827 Winnebago War, but he had never seen combat.

Atkinson est un officier d'une cinquantaine d'années qui s'est brillamment occupé de tâches administratives et diplomatiques, en particulier pendant la guerre des Winnebagos de 1827, mais il n'a jamais vu de combats,,.