Meriwether Lewis
Virginian army captain and Jefferson's secretary who co-led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific and back.
Person18 Aug 1774 – 11 Oct 1809
- Identifiers
- Wikidata Q313492
Sources
Appears in21 items
- The Lewis and Clark Expedition21 items
- Up the Missouri14 May 1804
- Leaving Camp Dubois14 May 1804
- Council with the Otoe and Missouria3 Aug 1804
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau is born11 Feb 1805
- Sacagawea saves the pirogue’s cargo14 May 1805
- Which fork is the Missouri?3 Jun 1805
- Lewis reaches the Great Falls13 Jun 1805
- The iron boat fails9 Jul 1805
- White Bear Islands to Camp Fortunate15 Jul 1805
- The Three Forks of the Missouri27 Jul 1805
- Sacagawea recognises Beaverhead Rock8 Aug 1805
- Lewis crosses Lemhi Pass12 Aug 1805
- Lewis meets Cameahwait’s Shoshone13 Aug 1805
- Winter at Fort Clatsop7 Dec 1805
- The captains take a Clatsop canoe18 Mar 1806
- The captains split at Travelers’ Rest3 Jul 1806
- Lewis: to the Marias and down the Missouri · leader3 Jul 1806
- The Two Medicine fight27 Jul 1806
- Cruzatte shoots Lewis · victim11 Aug 1806
- The party reunites12 Aug 1806
- Return to St. Louis23 Sep 1806