William Clark: July 27, 1806

one of the Indians Slipd behind him and took his gun and that of his brother unperceived by him, at the Same instant two others advanced and Seized the guns of Drewyer and Capt Lewis who were yet asleep. Jo. Fields seeing this turned about to take his gun and saw the fellow running off with his and his brothers, he called to his brother who instantly jumped up and prosued the indian with him whome they overtook at the distance of 50 or 60 paces Seized their guns and rested them from him and R. Field as he Seized his gun stabed the indian to the heart with his knife who fell dead. Drewyer who awoke at the first alarm jumped up and Seized & rested his gun from the indian. Capt. L. awoke and asked what was the matter, Seeing Drewyer in a scuffle for his gun he turned to get his gun and found her gorn, he drew a pistol from his holsters and prosued the Indian whom he saw in possession of his gun making off he presented the pistol and the indian lay down the gun. the indians then attempted to drive off all the horses. Capt L. derected the men to fire on them if they attempted to drive off the horses, and prosued two fellows who continued to drive off his horses he Shot the Indian who had taken his gun and [was] then in possession of his horse through the belly, he fell and raised on his elbow and fired at Capt L.

Source: Thwaites, Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1904–05). Public domain. Clark wrote this on 12 August 1806, when the captains reunited, from Lewis’s account of the fight of 27 July on the Two Medicine.