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The Corps of Discovery was a specially established unit of the United States Army which formed the nucleus of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that took place between May 1804 and September 1806. The Corps was led jointly by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
Corps of Discovery meet Chinooks on the Lower Columbia, October 1805 (Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia painted by Charles Marion Russel, c. 1905) The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Camp Wood) at 4 pm on May 14, 1804.
The following summary appeared in the 2001 PBS DVD Gold release of the film: "Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the fabled Northwest Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most important expedition in American history—a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific.
Discovered (for the first time by European Americans): . Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana); Common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii); Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
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.
The Corps of Discovery departs Camp Dubois under Clark's command, its crew more than 40 strong. [38] [39] [40] May 16: They reach St. Charles on the Missouri River to await Lewis's return from St. Louis. [41] [42] May 17: Pvts. Collins, Hall and Werner are court martialed for being AWOL. Collins, who is convicted of additional charges, receives ...
In Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Burns does his best to communicate the trials and tribulations of the duo’s awesome adventure, often relying on stock footage of the ...
The men of the Corps of Discovery started the fort on November 2, 1804. Fort Mandan was completed on November 27, 1804. [3] They wintered there until April 6, 1805. According to the journals, they built the fort slightly downriver from the five villages of the Mandan and Hidatsa nations.