Historical Figure
Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and politician who served as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, from 1804 to 1806. Appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as the expedition's commanding officer, Lewis was responsible for the scientific, diplomatic, and military objectives of the journey across the newly acquired Louisiana Territory to the Pacific Ocean. A skilled naturalist and keen observer, Lewis documented hundreds of plant and animal species previously unknown to Western science, maintained detailed journals of the expedition's encounters with Native American nations, and navigated the Corps through thousands of miles of uncharted wilderness. Before the expedition, Lewis served as Jefferson's private secretary at the White House, where the two planned the venture in detail. After returning as a national hero, Lewis was appointed Governor of Upper Louisiana Territory in 1807. He died under mysterious circumstances at Grinder's Stand, Tennessee, on October 11, 1809, at the age of 35 — his death remains one of American history's enduring mysteries, debated as either suicide or murder.
Portrait: Charles Willson Peale, 1807
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Art (9)
Lewis and Clark with Sacajawea at the Great Falls
Olaf Carl Seltzer, 1927
Oil on canvas, 11 × 15¾ inches
Lewis and Clark at Three Forks
Edgar Samuel Paxson, 1912
Oil on canvas, 81 × 153 inches
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Thomas Mickell Burnham, c. 1850
Oil on canvas
Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark
Charles Marion Russell, 1896
Oil on canvas
Lewis and Clark Reach Shoshone Camp
Charles Marion Russell, 1918
Oil on canvas
Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia
Charles Marion Russell, 1905
Watercolor on paper
Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flatheads at Ross’ Hole
Charles Marion Russell, 1912
Oil on canvas, 12 × 25 feet
Meriwether Lewis (Profile Portrait)
Charles de Saint-Mémin, c. 1803–1807
Engraving on paper
Meriwether Lewis
Charles Willson Peale, 1807
Oil on wood panel, 25 × 20 inches
Journal Entries (727)
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Lewis: May 15, 1804
Seaman Tormented by Mosquitoes on the Missouri
Seaman Catches Squirrels Swimming Across the Ohio
Seaman Bitten by a Beaver — Nearly Dies
Buffalo Bull Charges Camp — Seaman Sounds the Alarm
Seaman Suffers from Prickly Pear During the Great Falls Portage
Native Americans Attempt to Steal Seaman
Native Nations Astonished by Seaman — Offer Horses in Trade
Lewis Purchases Seaman the Newfoundland Dog
Gass Describes the Great Falls Portage
Return to St. Louis — Journey’s End
Sgt. Gass Describes Building Fort Mandan
Whitehouse Describes the Ocean Coast
Ordway Records the First Encounter with Grizzly Bears
Departure from Fort Clatsop — Heading Home
Nez Perce Guides Lead Them Over the Bitterroots
Violent Encounter with the Blackfeet
Lewis Accidentally Shot by Cruzatte
Confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers
“Ocean in View! O! the Joy!”
The Vote on Winter Camp — Democracy on the Frontier
Christmas Day at Fort Clatsop
Sacagawea Recognizes Home — Three Forks
Lewis Crosses the Continental Divide
Sacagawea Reunites with Her Brother Cameahwait
Meeting the Flathead Salish
Lost and Starving in the Bitterroot Mountains
Rescued by the Nez Perce at Weippe Prairie
Birth of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
Departure from Fort Mandan — Into the Unknown
Lewis First Sees the Rocky Mountains
The Marias River Decision
Discovery of the Great Falls of the Missouri
Meeting the Yankton Sioux
First Encounter with a Prairie Dog Village
Tense Confrontation with the Teton Sioux
Arrival at the Mandan Villages
Toussaint Charbonneau Hired — Sacagawea Joins the Expedition
Passing La Charette — Last White Settlement
Arrival at the Mouth of the Kansas River
Independence Day on the Missouri
Arrival at the Platte River
First Council with Otoe and Missouri Nations
The Death of Sergeant Charles Floyd
Setting Out from Camp River Dubois
Wildlife (46)
Western Serviceberry
Wild Bergamot
Prairie Sagebrush
Lewis’s Monkey-flower
Ragged Robin
Bear Grass
Salal
Western Red Cedar
Ponderosa Pine
Camas
Bitterroot
Lewis’s Wild Flax
Osage Orange
Oregon Grape
Western Toad
Pacific Tree Frog
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Bullsnake
Prairie Rattlesnake
Starry Flounder
Steelhead Trout
White Sturgeon
Eulachon
Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Common Poorwill
Western Grebe
Pinyon Jay
Mountain Quail
Oregon Ruffed Grouse
Steller’s Jay
American White Pelican
Western Meadowlark
Western Tanager
Greater Sage-Grouse
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Elk
Swift Fox
Oregon Bobcat
Mountain Goat
Sea Otter
American Bison
Mountain Beaver
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
White-tailed Jackrabbit
Mule Deer
Grizzly Bear
Documents (18)
Lewis’s Astronomical Observations and Calculations
Land Warrants Issued to Expedition Members
Court Martial Proceedings of the Expedition
Lewis’s Descriptions of New Animal Species
Lewis’s Descriptions of New Plant Species
Jefferson’s Message to Congress on the Expedition’s Return
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark (Biddle Edition)
Lewis’s Description of the Great Falls of the Missouri
Lewis’s Letter to Jefferson Announcing the Expedition’s Return
Council with the Teton Sioux at Bad River
Council with the Oto and Missouri Nations
Lewis’s Letter to Jefferson from Fort Mandan
Jefferson’s Instructions to Meriwether Lewis
Sergeant Ordway’s Journal
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Lewis’s Requisition of Supplies from the U.S. Arsenal
Benjamin Rush’s Questions for Lewis
Lewis’s Letter to William Clark Inviting Him to Co-Command
Weapons (12)
Pocket Pistols with Secret Triggers
Lewis’s Fowling Piece
Blunderbusses (Pirogue-Mounted)
Officers’ Swords
Powder Horns and Shot Pouches
Bullet Molds
Model 1795 Springfield Musket
Girandoni Air Rifle
Model 1799 Horseman’s Pistols
Espontoon (Spontoon)
Indian Peace Medal (Jefferson)
1792 Contract Rifle (Expedition Primary Rifle)
