Yes. Lewis and Clark had both been in the army before the expedition. Lewis had been a captain and Clark a lieutenant. They were reinstated for the purposes of the expedition.
William Powell was an Black American infantry lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War !
On March 9, 1864.
William Clark held the rank of captain in the United States Army. He served in this capacity during the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806, which was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Later, he was appointed as a brigadier general in the Missouri militia.
Lieutenant Zebulon Pike was sent by Jefferson to explore the Upper Mississippi River valley and present-day Colorado. -this was a question on my Social Studies Homework and I found it in my book.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
President Thomas Jefferson asked Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark to explore the new territory in an effort to have a realistic assessment of the resources the land had to offer as well as knowing how the land itself was laid out and the usability of it.
Lousiana purchase
No. Thomas W Clark was not William Clark's brother. William Clark's brothers' names were: 1.) Gen. Jonathan Clark (b. Aug 1, 1750) married Sarah Hite. 2.) George Rogers Clark (b. Nov 19, 1752) revolutionary war hero and never married 3.) Capt. John Clark (b. Sept 15, 1757) 4.) Lieutenant Richard Clark (b. Sept 15, 1757) 5.) Capt. Edmund Clark (b. Sept 25, 1762)
The Louisiana Purchase*(:
The Louisiana Purchase*(:
The adventures of Lewis and Clark and, The Dunbar and Hunter Expetition
Lewis was the main explorer who chose which path to take and Clark was the one to map the areas they traveled
William Clark's father is John Clark
Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr is the grandson of William Clark. His father was William Clark's son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. William Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis.
he sat down to eat chease balls all the time