Greely, Adolphus Washington (1844-1935), was an American soldier and Arctic explorer. From 1881 to 1884, he led an expedition to establish observation stations near the North Pole. The expedition made scientific observations and explored northern Greenland and Ellesmere Island. Greely withdrew southward when relief ships failed to arrive in 1883. The six survivors of the expedition were rescued at Cape Sabine on the east coast of Ellesmere Island. Nineteen men died.