Who set out on Corps of Discovery?

Two years later, Jefferson appointed Lewis to lead an exploration of the Louisiana Purchase—the vast territory that the U.S. acquired from France in 1803. Known as the Corps of Discovery, the expedition set out from Camp River Dubois on May 14, 1804, heading northwest on the Missouri River.

Why did people join the Corps of Discovery?

The goals of the Corps of Discovery, whose cadre would be raised primarily from the U.S. military, was to explore the Louisiana Purchase, and establish trade and U.S. sovereignty over the native peoples along the Missouri River.

Who are the members of the Corps of discovery?

Most of the men in the Corps were in the military, very few were civilians (non-military). The picture below provides a roster of the Corps of Discovery. The Corps of Discovery was the name given to a group of explorers headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

What did Lewis and Clark do with the Corps of discovery?

…three years (1804–06), taking the Corps of Discovery, as the expedition party was known, down the Ohio River, up the Missouri River, across the Continental Divide, and to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis served as the field scientist, chronicling botanical, zoological, meteorological, geographic, and ethnographic information.

Where can I find information about the US Army Corps of discovery?

Here you will find information regarding each member of U.S. Army Corps of Discovery. The information is broken up into several categories. You can view each of these categories individually by using the Navigation Bar on the left. Or you can view them sequentially by using the links on the bottom of each page.

When did the Corps of discovery return to St.Louis?

September 23, 1806 – The Corps of Discovery returns to St. Louis having left Fort Clatsop in April. Most of the men in the Corps were in the military, very few were civilians (non-military). The picture below provides a roster of the Corps of Discovery.

Who was the leader of the Corps of discovery?

This DVD chronicles the journey of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and the “Corps of Discovery”, beginning with the decision by Thomas Jefferson to buy “Louisiana” from France. Jefferson himself chose the man who would lead the expedition – Meriwether Lewis.

Who was in the Lewis and Clark Corps of discovery?

Etienne Malboeuf (1775 [?] – Unknown) Etienne (Steven) Malboeuf was recruited by Captain Lewis at Fort Kaskaskia as a contract boatman. His sister was married to Jean Baptiste La Jeunesse. Pinaut was the son of a French-Canadian trader and a Missouri Indian woman. He is listed as a member of the corps as of May 1804.

How many miles did the Corps of Discovery Travel?

…Pacific Ocean and back, the Corps of Discovery, as the expedition company was called, traveled nearly 8,000 miles (13,000 km). The entourage, numbering about four dozen men, covered 10 to 20 miles (16 to 32 km) a day—poling, pushing, and pulling their 10-ton keelboat and two pirogues (dugout boats) up….

Is the Corps of discovery a good show?

The Corps of Discovery is a Find. I watched this on PBS when it first came out all those years ago. I enjoyed it as much this time as I did the first time. Sitting in front of the tube isn’t a waste of time when you’re watching quality programming like this. Let me reiterate that I love it, but the vote at my house was not really unanimous.