1803~1805

By KevinSuh
  • They had bought the West land

    They had bought the West land

  • They had found the Native American and she had helped Lewis and Clark

    They had found the Native American and she had helped Lewis and Clark

  • The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois at 4 pm on May 14, 1804

  • Each man consumed 9 pounds of meat per day when available.

    Each man consumed 9 pounds of meat per day when available.

  • They had found almost 200 animals.

    They had found almost 200 animals.

  • First election west of Mississippi. All men including York, a slave, elect Patrick Gass as new sergeant.

  • (Day 99) Sgt. Floyd dies at age of 22. He was only member to die during expedition. Cause of death guessed as ruptured appendix.

  • Expedition took 863 days, 7,689 miles the distance traveled by the expedition, through unmapped, unsettled wilderness.

    Expedition took 863 days, 7,689 miles the distance traveled by the expedition, through unmapped, unsettled wilderness.

  • free vote on where to build winter fort. Unheard of in its day to vote on such matters.

  • Lewis buys teepee from Sioux. Sacagawea takes down and puts up daily. Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, pomp, Drouillard and Charbonneau sleep in nightly