In St. Louis, the captains work on the upcoming transfer of Upper Louisiana to the United States and organize an Osage delegation to visit Washington City. Across the Mississippi at Wood River, Sgt. Ordway is in charge.
Sgt. Ordway Left in Charge
Detachment Orders
Camp River Dubois, Febr. 20th 1804The Commanding officer directs that during the absence of himself and Capt. Clark from Camp, that the party shall consider themselves under the immediate command of Sergt. Ordway, who will be held accountable for the good poliece and order of the camp during that period, and will also see the susequent parts of this order carried into effect—
. . . .
Meriwether Lewis Capt.
1st U. S. Regt. Infty.
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River 20 above 0 fair N W 34 above 0 N W fair fall ½ in. in the evening the river began to rise ½ Inch
—William Clark and Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
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Plan a trip related to February 21, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- Along the Mississippi (Inspiration Trip)
- Around St. Louis (Inspiration Trip)
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.
Notes
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