Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are very well-known for for their cross-country journey, where they met and traveled with Sacagawea, a native American woman from the Shoshone tribe. She acted as a translator and guide for the expedition. They made countless great discoveries, including many native tribes, not all of which were friendly. The group was composed of not just Lewis and Clark, but rather 31 members. Each member had their own unique specialty, such as woodworking or mapmaking, Lewis and Clark’s specialty being their leadership. These men and women, collectively called the “Corps of Discovery” left a legacy that will soon not be forgotten
Before Meriwether Lewis ever set out on a nationwide adventure of discovery, he was in the …show more content…
Irving’s article states, “Two members originally recruited for the Pacific bound party, Privates Moses Reed and John Newman, were dismissed before the explorers reached Fort Mandan. Reed was convicted for desertion, and Newman for ‘mutinous acts.’ Stiff sentences, including ‘100 lashes on [Newman’s] bare back’ were imposed through trials by court martial proceedings. Due to the remote, wilderness places of their crimes, both remained with the party over the Fort Mandan winter, doing hard labor. They were sent downriver aboard the keelboat in the spring of 1806”(Anderson). The punishment the two received does seem quite harsh, but I really respect Lewis for making the decisions that he did. He could have left them alone in the wilderness to try to survive the upcoming winter, but instead he had them work for the corps forcefully until they found an opportunity to send the pair back home. I personally enjoyed Anderson’s article because it goes in depth about the less known members of the corps. It also shows how if the two members didn’t desert the group, they would have likely not found
Before Meriwether Lewis ever set out on a nationwide adventure of discovery, he was in the …show more content…
Irving’s article states, “Two members originally recruited for the Pacific bound party, Privates Moses Reed and John Newman, were dismissed before the explorers reached Fort Mandan. Reed was convicted for desertion, and Newman for ‘mutinous acts.’ Stiff sentences, including ‘100 lashes on [Newman’s] bare back’ were imposed through trials by court martial proceedings. Due to the remote, wilderness places of their crimes, both remained with the party over the Fort Mandan winter, doing hard labor. They were sent downriver aboard the keelboat in the spring of 1806”(Anderson). The punishment the two received does seem quite harsh, but I really respect Lewis for making the decisions that he did. He could have left them alone in the wilderness to try to survive the upcoming winter, but instead he had them work for the corps forcefully until they found an opportunity to send the pair back home. I personally enjoyed Anderson’s article because it goes in depth about the less known members of the corps. It also shows how if the two members didn’t desert the group, they would have likely not found