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After the Lewis and Clark expedition set off in May, the Spanish sent four armed expeditions of 52 soldiers, mercenaries [further explanation needed], and Native Americans on August 1, 1804, from Santa Fe, New Mexico northward under Pedro Vial and José Jarvet to intercept Lewis and Clark and imprison the entire expedition.
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark.
Patrick Gass (June 12, 1771 – April 2, 1870) served as sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). He was important to the expedition because of his service as a carpenter, and he published the first journal of the expedition in 1807, seven years before the first publication based on Lewis and Clark's journals.
In December 1803 the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition started construction of Camp Dubois, also known as Camp Wood, [6] their winter camp of 1803–1804. [7] Located next to the Mississippi River , and at the mouth of Wood River , the camp was in what was then St. Clair County, now Madison County, Illinois.
Charbonneau and his family stayed with the Lewis and Clark expedition until August 1806. He was paid $500.33, plus a horse and a lodge, for his nineteen months with the expedition. [12] In addition to the payment, William Clark wrote a parting letter to Charbonneau, inviting a continued relationship.
John Potts (born about 1776 in Dillenburg [1] † 1809 at the banks of the Jefferson River) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. [2] Subsequent to the Expedition, Potts frequently teamed up with John Colter, another former Expedition member, to explore what is now Montana. In 1808, he and Potts were both injured fighting the ...
Peter M. Weiser (October 3, 1781 – death between 1813 and 1828) was an American soldier and member of the Corps of Discovery on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Early life [ edit ]
Half a year after the completion of the expedition, February 14, 1807, Alexander married Eleanor McDonald. She gave birth to their twelve children. They lived for many years at Platteville, Wisconsin. Alexander and Eleanor Willard. Austin James Willard; George Clark Willard; Alexander Hamilton Willard Jr; Eliza Martha Willard; Roland Rudolph ...