Some returned home, others stayed with the tribes.
Charles, Missouri, were dismissed after wintering in Mandan. Toussaint Charbonneau - interpreter, cook, negotiator, though Sacagawea is NOT named here! (I’ve written more about Sacagawea and Charbonneau - they each rated a blog post a few weeks back.) He had already explored the Black Hills and Little Missouri River areas. At age 43, the oldest member of the expedition. Dueron “interpreter for the Sues”Īnd other men - and animals - to complete the entire roster of the trip:ġ Corporal & 4 Priavates in a Pirogue to be Sent Back from Plate RiverĤ horses & a Dog When they reached the Mandan villages the Corps added:įur trader recruited at Fort Mandan in 1805, hired to replace a mutinous Pvt. George Drewer “hunter and 4 horses,” interpreter (Clark wrote “William La Biece Mallat.”)īoth privates served in the 1 st squad, under Sgt. He also accompanied Lewis to Washington to interpret for the Native American chiefs who went to meet Jefferson. Recruited at Fort Kaskaskia, experienced boatman and Indian trader, he already spoke English, French and several Indian languages. Skilled river pilot who spoke English, French and Omaha, enlisted shortly before the expedition left, known as a fiddler. Lewis and Clark’s keelboat, which was 55 feet and needed a crew of 27, is much larger than the red pirogue, 41 feet long with a crew of 8. Lived among French-Canadian for many yearsĬharlo Cougee Skilled boatmenĬlark names three men assigned to special boat positions, La bartee (mentioned above) to the large keelboat, and as bowmen : Married, enlisted by Lewis before Corps left Camp Dubois US Army private, no record of his service or discharge Private in US Army Fort Kaskaskia deserted and did not accompany expedition when it departed Camp Dubois May 1804
Private in US Army at Fort Kaskaskia recruited to be skipper of the red pirogue and foreman of French contract boatmen. The names of the French Inglishees or Hirelens (Spelling wasn’t his strong suit so you have say them aloud to get the names.)īoth Lewis and Clark mapped the route and kept daily diaries as did a number of the men.Īfter Clark’s list, in brackets I’ve listed On July 4, 1804, Clark made a roster in his field notes, listing engag é s assigned to the red pirogue, also called the French pirogue. And, being assigned to the red pirogue isolated them. Because they were civilians assigned to the Corps, a lower standard of record-keeping applied to them. However, they were a group apart, due to the barrier of language and culture. For L&C, “boatman” was the desirable listing on their resumes. By 1800, a substantial French-Canadian community lived along the Missouri River, men who had worked as voyageurs as well as having other skills - blacksmiths, coopers, trappers, hunters, ferrymen, farmers.
What nationality were these “hirelings,” as Clark wrote in his notes?ĭiscovering Lewis & Clark is a complete and authoritative site, with a section that tells more about these Missouri River Boatmen. They still needed experienced boatmen to paddle, row, tow or pole up the Missouri River to their winter post. Lewis chose William Clark who recruited volunteer soldiers in Kentucky and Indiana - mostly Scots and English. US stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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