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St Louis, Missouri
An interactive map to track the expeditionLewis and Clark set out on their expedition. According to Clark's journals, it was a cloudy morning and it rained for a greater part of the day. Clark also reports that a large portion of those living in St. Louis came to watch the proceedings. At 3 o'clock, Clark set out and camped on an island -
Peaceful Exchange
The Lewis and Clark Expedition met with the southern tribe of the Sioux. They appeared before the Indian with great pomp and circumstance, but when they left, the Indians were still unhappy. -
Sadness Comes to the Expedtion
The Lewis and Clark expedtion suffer from their first (and only) casualty. Sergeant Charles Floyd died of a suspected burst apendix. His burial site is a memorial in Iowas now. -
Encounter With Sioux Indians
On a fair morning, the expedition ecountered Indians. Some Indians stole their horses, but, after talking with the Chief, they were returned. This was the first encounter with Indians that the expedition had made, but it wasn't the last. -
The Expedition Helped by Indians?
Sacagawea was hired, from the Shoshone tribe, as an interpretor. She was not only that, though. She had an invalubale resource for navigating, calming other Native Americans, and finding herbs. Who knew the expedtion would be helped by Indians? -
Fort Mandan Stay
From December 21st, 1804 till April 6th, 1805, the expedition stopped at Fort Mandan. The expedition kept busy by repairing equipment and trading with Indians. Captains Lewis and Clark kept busy writing a report on what they had seen so far to send a report back to President Jackson -
Cold Snow
Stuck in the cold weather, rough weather slowed down the expedtion. It was cold as -40 degrees and made writing difficult for those on the expedition. -
A Bundle of Joy!
Sacagawea gave birth to little baby Pompey February 11th, 1805. Lewis, serving as the expeditions doctor, gave birth to the baby. Pompey was just the baby's nickname, his actual name was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, but the expedition nicknamed him "Pompey or Pomp". -
Bears!
While scouting alone, Lewis spottted a buffalo and after shooting the buffalo, roused the wrath of a bear. After this encounter, Lewis made sure that none of the members of the expedition went out alone again and that none of them went to sleep unarmed. -
A Member Falls Ill
York, Clark's African-American manservant, fell ill on July 7th. Clark wrote in his journal that he "gave him a dash of Tartar", (Tartar induces vomiting) and Lewis reported that he felt better in the evening. -
The Expedition Enters Idaho
While searching for the Shoshone, the expedition crosses the Continental Divide. They did so by way of the Lemhi Pass. Those in the expedition were the first white men ever to enter Idaho. -
Encounter with Shoshone Indians
Needing horses to cross the Rockies, the expedition set out to find the Shoshone tribe. Lewis wrote a lot about the Shoshone and included, in his entry, many sketches of the Indian tribe. -
Canoes!
When trying to go down a river, the expedition realized that they needed transportation. That is where the Native Americans showed them how to fashiong wooden canoes out of trees and helping them out of their predicament with- trees! -
The Expedition at Fort Clatsop
Much like the expedition's stay at Fort Mandon, the stay at Fort Clatsopwas for the winter months. During the stay, a Clapstop leader by the name of Coboway became friends with the "Corps of Discovery". They became such good friends, that after the expedition left, the left the Fort and the furniture all to Coboway. -
A Hostile Death
Sadly, Lewis and another part of the expedition killed two Blackfoot Indians. Lewis killed a young man by shooting him in the stomach while some of the Blackfoot Indians were attempting to steal his horses.
