Timeline: The Corps Of Discovery.

May 14, 1804

The Expedition begins.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_equ.html Meriweather Lewis, William Clark, and about 40 other men begin their exploration of the west (Louisiana Purchase). They packed alot of things like, dictionaries, syringes, 176 pounds of gunpowder, 45 flannel shirts, 12 pocket mirrors for gifts for the Indians, handsaws, a telescope, and much more. They left in a keelboat that was 55 ft. long and 8 ft. wide.

Period: May 14, 1804 to Sep 23, 1806

Expedition.

Aug 20, 1804

First Casualty.

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Sergent Charles Floyd is the expeditions first and only casualty. He died of a burst appendix. He was the first United States soldier to die west of the Mississippi River. The hilltop where is buried is named Floyd's Bluff and the stream nearby is named Floyd's River.

Oct 24, 1804

Fort Mandan.

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Lewis and Clark decide to build Fort Mandan across the river from the Mandan and Hidatsas main village.

Nov 4, 1804

Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/journal-results.html?offset=1&corpall=all&lewis=lewis&clark=clark&floyd=floyd&gass=gass&ordway=ordway&whitehouse=whitehouse&year=1804&dateall=day&indmonth=11&indday=04&indyear=1804&r1month=03&r1day=3&r1year=1804&r2month=09&r2day=26&r2year=1806&numpage=10&x=21&y=2Lewis and Clark hire Toussaint Charbonneau (a French Canadian fur trader that was living among the Hidatsas). His young wife Sacagawea joins the expedition too. Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian and was kidnapped by the Hidatsas and then sold to Charbonneau. Sacagawea was 6 months pregnant at the time. The captains believed they would be helpful when the expedition reached the mountains.

Feb 11, 1805

Jean Baptiste.

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Apr 29, 1805

Grizzly bear.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/journal-results.html?offset=1&corpall=all&lewis=lewis&clark=clark&floyd=floyd&gass=gass&ordway=ordway&whitehouse=whitehouse&year=1804&dateall=day&indmonth=04&indday=29&indyear=1805&r1month=03&r1day=3&r1year=1804&r2month=09&r2day=26&r2year=1806&numpage=10&x=28&y=13An enormous grizzly bear chases the men across the plains, The bears were very hard to kill. Lewis and another hunter were able to kill one.

May 31, 1805

White Cliffs of the Missouri.

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Jun 13, 1805

The Great Falls of the Missouri.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/journal-results.html?offset=1&corpall=all&lewis=lewis&clark=clark&floyd=floyd&gass=gass&ordway=ordway&whitehouse=whitehouse&year=1804&dateall=day&indmonth=06&indday=13&indyear=1805&r1month=03&r1day=3&r1year=1804&r2month=09&r2day=26&r2year=1806&numpage=10&x=0&y=0The expedition reaches the Great Falls of the Missouri.The journey to get around them was very difficult because of broiling heat, hail storms, cactus', and many more obstacles. The captains thought that the journey across the Great Falls would be about half a day but it actually took (nearly) a month. (They didn't know that there were four more waterfalls immediately upriver.)

Aug 17, 1805

Shoshones.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/journal-results.html?offset=1&corpall=all&lewis=lewis&clark=clark&floyd=floyd&gass=gass&ordway=ordway&whitehouse=whitehouse&year=1804&dateall=day&indmonth=08&indda The expedition discovered the village of Shoshones. The explorers need to get horses so they can cross the mountains. Sacagawea helps translate. The chief of the Shoshone tribe turns out to be her brother. The camp was named Camp Fortunate. (The Shoshones decided to trade with the explorers.)

Sep 11, 1805

Lost in the Bitterroot Mountains.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/journal-results.html?offset=1&corpall=all&lewis=lewis&clark=clark&floyd=floyd&gass=gass&ordway=ordway&whitehouse=whitehouse&year=1804&indmonth=12&indday=25&indyear=1805&dateall=range&r1month=09&r1day=11&r1year=1805&r2month=09&r2day=23&r2year=1805&numpage=10&x=32&y=8The Corps of Discovery begin their journey through the Bitterroot Mountains. Old Toby (a Shoshone guide) joined the expedition to guide the explorers through the mountains. Old Toby lost the trail and everyone was lost in the Bitterroot Mountains, it began to snow and they were on the brink of starvation.

Sep 22, 1805

Out of the Bitterroots.

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The entire expedition makes it out of the Bitterroot Mountains.

Nov 24, 1805

Winter 1805

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Mar 23, 1806

The explorers heads home.

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The explorers leave Fort Clatsop.

Jul 3, 1806

Split up.

The explorers split into two smaller groups so they can explore more of the Louisiana Territory. Clark takes a group down the Yellowstone River. Lewis takes a group across the shortcut to the Great Falls and then explores the northernmost reaches of the Marias River. They will be split at one point into 4 separate groups.

Jul 26, 1806