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#JOHN BOLEY LEWIS AND CLARK CORPS OF DISCOVERY TRIAL#

It being a breach of the rules and articles of war do sentence him to receive 100 lashes, on his bare back, at four different times in equal proportion. Willard is guilty of every part of the charges exhibited against him. “The court after duly considering the evidence, are of opinion that the prisoner A.To this charge the prisoner pleads guilty of ‘lying down,’ and not guilty of ‘going to sleep.’ “Alexander Willard was brought forward charged with ‘lying down and sleeping on his post’ whilst a sentinel….

#JOHN BOLEY LEWIS AND CLARK CORPS OF DISCOVERY TRIAL#

Clark constituted themselves a court martial for the trial of such persons as are guilty of capital crimes, and under the rules and articles of war punishable by DEATH. in the presence of many of the neighboring inhabitants, and proceeded on under a gentle breeze up the Missouri to the upper point of the first island four miles and camped on the island, which is situated close to the right side and opposite the mouth of a small creek called Coldwater. Lewis could finish the business he was obliged to attend to at St. Charles, a French village 7 leagues up the Missouri and wait at that place until Capt.

In the journals, they used the terms "squar" and "savages" to refer to Sacagawea and other indigenous peoples.

Scholars say she did notice some geographical features, but "Sacagawea.was not the guide for the Expedition, she was important to them as an interpreter and in other ways." The sight of a woman and her infant son would have been reassuring to some indigenous nations, and she played an important role in diplomatic relations by talking to chiefs, easing tensions, and giving the impression of a peaceful mission.

Though she has been discussed in literature frequently, much of the information is exaggeration or fiction.

She was able to find some relief by drinking mineral water from the sulphur spring that fed into the river.

When the expedition reached Maria's River, on June 16, 1805, Sacagawea became dangerously ill.

On February 11, 1805, a few weeks after her first contact with the expedition, Sacagawea went into labor which was slow and painful, she delivered a healthy boy who was given the name Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.

Sacagawea, sometimes called Sakajawea or Sakagawea (c. 1788 – December 20, 1812), was a Shoshone Indian woman who arrived with her husband Toussaint Charbonneau on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Louis to report its findings to Jefferson. With maps, sketches, and journals in hand, the expedition returned to St.

The campaign's secondary objectives were scientific and economic: to study the area's plants, animal life, and geography, and to establish trade with local Native American tribes.“the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce”.President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.Louis, made its way westward, and passed through the continental divide to reach the Pacific coast.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. Why was it necessary to bring Sacagawea along on the Expedition.In his writings, Meriwether Lewis presented a somewhat negative view of her, though Clark had a higher regard for her, and provided some support for her children in subsequent years.1788 – December 20, 1812), was a Shoshone Indian woman who arrived with her husband Toussaint Charbonneau on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Sacagawea, sometimes called Sakajawea or Sakagawea (c.President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.