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He learned from the Cherokees and graduated from Washington and Lee University. This is was the major events that took place from when he was born till he joined the militia.
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Lewis was born to William Lewis and Lucy Meriwether. He lived with his parents in Albemarle County, Virginia.
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Meriwether Lewis has joins the militia to help assist the end of the whiskey rebellion. The whiskey rebellion occurred because of the whiskey tax the government issued.
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After the Whiskey Rebellion, Lewis was commissioned as an Ensign. He became captain in 1800. One of his commanding officers happened to be William Clark.
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President Thomas Jefferson appointed Lewis to be his aide. Lewis moved into the presidential mansion. His job was to complied information on personnel and politics of the U.S. Army.
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After the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson wanted a direct and practical water communication across the continent and an accurate vision of the new land and resources. Lewis was asked by the President to lead the first expedition of the newly acquired land.
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Lewis and Clark returned from the journey with lots of information, maps, and plant and animal specimens.
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After his return from the expedition, Lewis was appointed governor of the Louisiana Territory by President Jefferson. Jefferson rewarded him with 1,600 acres of land. They also agreed to publish Discovery journals.
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He was buried in Hohenwald, Tennessee. There you can visit his grave.
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With his journals in hand for publishing, Lewis set out to the capitol to assist in the resolution of bad drafts he had written as governor. His was going to travel by ship, but changed his mind and traveled overland.
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According to his letter, Lewis stopped at an inn for the night, had dinner, and left for his room. The innkeeper said that gunshots were heard in the early morning. Lewis was found injured badly, dying after sunrise. There isn't much evidence telling us how he died. Therefor the death of Meriwether Lewis is very controversial.
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Two stamps were created with Lewis and Clark to commemorate the expedition. It is still unclear whether Lewis' death was a suicide or a murder. Lewis left behind a military legacy and plenty of scientific discoveries. This all benefited the progression of our United States
