Birth of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
At Fort Mandan, Sacagawea gave birth to a son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, around five o'clock in the evening. Lewis assisted with the difficult delivery, noting that her labor had been tedious and painful. He recorded an unusual folk remedy suggested during the birth: a small amount of crushed rattlesnake rattle administered to the mother. The baby arrived about ten minutes afterward, though Lewis remained skeptical that the remedy had any real effect. Clark would later nickname the infant 'Pomp,' and the child would accompany the expedition all the way to the Pacific and back.
Sacagawea gave birth to Jean Baptiste Charbonneau at Fort Mandan. Lewis assisted in the delivery and recorded an unusual folk remedy — crushed rattlesnake rattle administered as a labor-inducing agent.
“About five Oclock this evening one of the wives of Chabono was delivered of a fine boy. I was informed that her labour was tedious and the pain violent.”
Lewis noted that within ten minutes of administering the rattlesnake rattle remedy, the baby was born. He remained skeptical of the treatment’s efficacy.
The infant, whom Clark would affectionately nickname “Pomp” or “Pompey,” would travel the entire remaining journey to the Pacific Ocean and back — making him perhaps the youngest transcontinental traveler in American history. Clark later sponsored Jean Baptiste’s education and the young man went on to become a notable frontier figure in his own right.
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Sacagawea gave birth to Jean Baptiste Charbonneau at Fort Mandan. Lewis assisted in the delivery and recorded an unusual folk remedy — crushed rattlesnake rattle given as a labor-inducing agent.
"About five o'clock this evening one of the wives of Chabono (Charbonneau) was delivered of a fine boy. I was informed that her labor was tedious and the pain violent."
Lewis noted that within ten minutes of giving the rattlesnake rattle remedy, the baby was born. He remained skeptical of the treatment's effectiveness.
The infant, whom Clark would affectionately nickname "Pomp" or "Pompey," would travel the entire remaining journey to the Pacific Ocean and back — making him perhaps the youngest transcontinental traveler in American history. Clark later sponsored Jean Baptiste's education, and the young man went on to become a notable frontier figure in his own right.
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