Personal Narrative Essay: It's July 1804 And Sergeant Floyd

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It’s July 1804 and Sergeant Charles Floyd is ill. He’s been sick for a while but soon he recovered from it. It’s August 20, 1804 and this recovery took a turn for the worse. Floyd’s death was with a great deal of composure I would have to say. His death has been slowing things down but he’s in a better place now. Sergeant Floyd being calm, calmed us all down before this tragic event. We all gave our attention to him.
It’s scary to how he even became ill. I don’t want anyone else to become ill from the same disease so keeping ourselves in shape for this extensive journey is important. We’re only three months in the journey and cannot afford to lose more members. Losing members will slow us down and emotionally drain us all out. We have to

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