In July of 1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis and three of his companions had a violent confrontation with the Blackfeet, ...

Today, well follow the Lewis and Clark Expedition as they return to civilization. Well also discuss the lives of a few key ...

Of Capt. Meriwether Lewis, we know this: Three years after returning from the Lewis and Clark expedition, he was dead of gunshot wounds, probably a suicide, at Grinder’s Stand, an isolated inn in ...

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson asked his private secretary, army Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a first-time expedition to the Pacific Coast. One goal: collect indigenous flora. Two centuries ...

After Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Indian interpreter and guide Sacagawea is probably the most famous member of the expedition. Her contributions were praised by the captains; William Clark ...

Captain Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, accompanied by three of his men, explored this portion of the country upon their return trip from the coast. On July 26, 1806, they met ...

Jefferson showed further brilliance when he chose 29-year-old Capt. Meriwether Lewis to command the exploration he had in mind, Stearns said. He and Lewis came from the same county in Virginia. But ...

As the summer of 1806 and the return home approached, Capt. Meriwether Lewis fretted over the hazards of crossing the Rockies. The supply of trinkets for barter was exhausted, and on June 2, he wrote: ...

With the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Lewis and Clark expedition kicking off this weekend, the Army wants to make sure that its role in the pivotal exploration of the American West is not ...