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Sketch Copyright by Michael Haynes

These profiles of members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were written as though each individual was talking directly to you. The time would be May 13, 1804 at the expedition's camp on the Wood River in Illinois. The following day the Corps of Discovery embarked on their incredible journey. In each case there is a "P.S." which tells you what happened (if it is known what happened) to each of these people after the expedition was over.

Enlisted Men:

Meriwether Lewis co-captains of the expedition
William Clark co-captains of the expedition
Sgt. John Ordway the expedition's top soldier
Sgt. Charles Floyd woodsman, non-commissioned officer
Sgt. Nathaniel Hale Pryor non-commissioned officer
Pvt. John Boley soldier
Pvt. William Bratton soldier
Pvt. John Collins hunter, cook
Pvt. John Colter hunter
Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte boatman, musician
Pvt. John Dame soldier
Pvt. Joseph Field hunter, woodsman
Pvt. Reubin Field hunter, woodsman, expedition's fastest runner
Pvt. Robert Frazer budding linguist
Pvt. Patrick Gass carpenter
Pvt. George Gibson hunter, musician
Pvt. Silas Goodrich fisherman
Pvt. Hugh Hall soldier
Pvt. Thomas Proctor Howard soldier
Pvt. Francois Labiche hunter, interpreter
Pvt. Jean Baptiste Lepage soldier
Pvt. Hugh McNeal soldier
Pvt. John Newman soldier, troublemaker
Pvt. John Potts soldier, miller
Pvt. Moses Reed soldier, deserter
Pvt. John Robertson soldier
Pvt. George Shannon hunter
Pvt. John Shields blacksmith, hunter
Pvt. John Thompson cook
Pvt. Ebenezer Tuttle soldier
Cpl. Richard Warfington soldier
Pvt. Peter Weiser cook
Pvt. William Werner cook
Pvt. Isaac White soldier
Pvt. Joseph Whitehouse tailor
Pvt. Alexander Hamilton Willard blacksmith
Pvt. Richard Windsor blacksmith
   
Willard Leakins  
   
Civilians:  
George Drouillard interpreter, hunter, woodsman
York slave, nurse, hunter, cook
Toussaint Charbonneau interpreter, cook
Sacagawea interpreter
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau - "Pomp" infant born during expedition
   
Seaman Lewis' Newfoundland Dog