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The Three Squads

Each squad formed a mess responsible for cooking and their own encampment. Privates reported to their sergeant and only sergeants communicated directly with captains Clark and Lewis. When Sergeant Floyd died, private Patrick Gass was elected to replace him.

The following individuals after being duly balloted for, have fallen in the Several Squads as hereafter stated, and are Accordingly placed under the derection of the Sergeants whose names preceeds those of his Squad.
William Clark

With such men, I feel every confidence necessary to insure success.
—William Clark, 31 March 1805.

 

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  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.