Historical Figure
John Ordway
Sergeant John Ordway was one of the three sergeants who led squads within the Corps of Discovery and the only enlisted man to keep a journal for the entire duration of the expedition. His detailed daily entries provide an invaluable continuous record complementing the journals of Lewis and Clark. Ordway served as the de facto first sergeant, managing supplies, maintaining order, and commanding the camp when both Lewis and Clark were absent. After the expedition, he sold his journal to Lewis and Clark and settled in Missouri.
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Note: the longest gap between tagged appearances is about 5 months (Oct 27, 1804 → Apr 8, 1805). John Ordway may have been present in the corps during that span but is not named in the journals.
Journal Entries (599)
John Ordway: August 20, 1804
Missouri River approaching St. Louis — John Ordway: September 22, 1806
John Ordway: September 23, 1806
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 18, 1806
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 15, 1806
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 17, 1806
La Charette – first settlement, citizens cheer — John Ordway: September 20, 1806
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 9, 1806
Missouri near Floyd’s Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 13, 1806
Missouri near Floyd’s Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 12, 1806
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 2, 1806
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 5, 1806
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 7, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 26, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 27, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 29, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 31, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 28, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 30, 1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — John Ordway: August 19, 1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — John Ordway: August 20, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 22, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 23, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 24, 1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 25, 1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 13, 1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — John Ordway: August 18, 1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 15, 1806
Lewis and Clark reunite at Missouri-Yellowstone confluence — John Ordway: August 12, 1806
John Ordway: August 17, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 6, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 9, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 10, 1806
John Ordway: August 11, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: July 31, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 2, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 3, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 1, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 24, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 23, 1806
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: July 28, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 21, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 18, 1806
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 22, 1806
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 12, 1806
Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 14, 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 3, 1806
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 4, 1806
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 8, 1806
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 9, 1806
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 27, 1806
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 28, 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 1, 1806
John Ordway: June 26, 1806
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 29, 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 2, 1806
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 24, 1806
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 25, 1806
Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — John Ordway: June 21, 1806
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 16, 1806
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 17, 1806
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 10, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 3, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 7, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 9, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 28, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 30, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 27, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 31, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 1, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 24, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 25, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 26, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 21, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 18, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 19, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 13, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 15, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 12, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 7, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 10, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 2, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 3, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 4, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 5, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 26, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 24, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 25, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 27, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 28, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 29, 1806
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 18, 1806
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 16, 1806
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 17, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 19, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 21, 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 9, 1806
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 12, 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 8, 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 4, 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 5, 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 6, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 27, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 28, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 29, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 30, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 31, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: April 2, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 20, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 21, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 24, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 26, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 16, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 19, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 10, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 12, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 3, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 4, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 5, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 25, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 28, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 1, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 2, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 18, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 19, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 21, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 23, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 20, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 11, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 12, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 13, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 14, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 16, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 4, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 5, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 6, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 7, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 8, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 9, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 28, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 29, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 30, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 2, 1806
John Ordway: January 22, 1806
John Ordway: January 23, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 25, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 26, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 24, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 12, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 13, 1806
John Ordway: January 14, 1806
John Ordway: January 16, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 17, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 18, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 19, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 20, 1806
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 5, 1806
John Ordway: January 6, 1806
Clark’s party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head — John Ordway: January 7, 1806
Clark’s party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head — John Ordway: January 9, 1806
Clark’s party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head — John Ordway: January 8, 1806
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 29, 1805
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 30, 1805
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 1, 1806
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 2, 1806
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 22, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 23, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 24, 1805
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 26, 1805
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 28, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 14, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 16, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 17, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 13, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 18, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 5, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 6, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 8, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 28, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 1, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 2, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 4, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 29, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 25, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 27, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 21, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 23, 1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 13, 1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 14, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 16, 1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 12, 1805
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — John Ordway: November 1, 1805
John Ordway: November 7, 1805
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — John Ordway: November 3, 1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 8, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 27, 1805
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — John Ordway: October 30, 1805
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — John Ordway: October 31, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 25, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 26, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 28, 1805
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — John Ordway: October 29, 1805
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 19, 1805
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 20, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 22, 1805
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 18, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 23, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 24, 1805
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 17, 1805
Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 12, 1805
Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 13, 1805
Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 14, 1805
John Ordway: October 16, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 4, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 6, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 7, 1805
Clearwater to Snake River — John Ordway: October 9, 1805
Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 10, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: September 28, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: September 29, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 1, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 3, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: September 30, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 2, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: September 27, 1805
Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce — John Ordway: September 21, 1805
Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — John Ordway: September 23, 1805
Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — John Ordway: September 24, 1805
Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — John Ordway: September 25, 1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 13, 1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 14, 1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 15, 1805
John Ordway: September 16, 1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 17, 1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 18, 1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 19, 1805
John Ordway: September 20, 1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 6, 1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 8, 1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 11, 1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 12, 1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 31, 1805
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 1, 1805
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 3, 1805
John Ordway: September 4, 1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 5, 1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 23, 1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 25, 1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 26, 1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 29, 1805
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 16, 1805
John Ordway: August 17, 1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 18, 1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 19, 1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 21, 1805
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 14, 1805
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 15, 1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 9, 1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 11, 1805
John Ordway: August 12, 1805
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 27, 1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 2, 1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 3, 1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 4, 1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 5, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 19, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 20, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 16, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 17, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 18, 1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 8, 1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 5, 1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 9, 1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 12, 1805
John Ordway: June 13, 1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 14, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 15, 1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 14, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 16, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 18, 1805
John Ordway: May 19, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 13, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 6, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 7, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 8, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 11, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 12, 1805
John Ordway: April 29, 1805
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 30, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 1, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 2, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 3, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 4, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 5, 1805
Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — John Ordway: April 24, 1805
Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — John Ordway: April 23, 1805
Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — John Ordway: April 25, 1805
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 26, 1805
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 27, 1805
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 28, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 19, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 14, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 15, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 16, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 17, 1805
John Ordway: April 18, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 20, 1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 8, 1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 9, 1805
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 13, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 31, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 1, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 2, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 3, 1805
John Ordway: April 4, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 5, 1805
John Ordway: March 23, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 24, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 25, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 26, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 27, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 28, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 29, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 30, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 18, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 20, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 21, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 22, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 16, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 13, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 14, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 15, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 6, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 7, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 8, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 9, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 10, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 11, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 12, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 27, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 1, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 2, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 3, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 4, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 5, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 28, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 21, 1805
John Ordway: February 22, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 23, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 24, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 25, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 26, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 19, 1805
John Ordway: February 11, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 14, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 17, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 12, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 16, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 18, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 3, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 5, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 7, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 8, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 27, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 28, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 29, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 30, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 31, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 1, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 2, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 20, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 21, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 22, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 23, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 24, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 25, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 26, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 13, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 15, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 17, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 18, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 7, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 8, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 10, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 11, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 12, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 9, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 3, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 4, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 5, 1805
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 27, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 28, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 29, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 20, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 22, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 23, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 24, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 25, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 18, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 19, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 16, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 6, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 11, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 8, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 9, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 3, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 4, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 5, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 25, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 27, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 2, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 1, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 18, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 19, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 20, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 21, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 23, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 24, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 22, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 14, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 16, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 17, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 12, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 13, 1804
John Ordway: November 4, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 5, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 7, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 8, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 9, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 10, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: November 3, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 20, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 17, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 18, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 19, 1804
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 21, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 1, 1804
Missouri River near Big Bend — John Ordway: September 23, 1804
Missouri River near Big Bend — John Ordway: September 24, 1804
John Ordway: September 25, 1804
Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD — John Ordway: September 26, 1804
Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD — John Ordway: September 28, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 3, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 2, 1804
Missouri River near Big Bend — John Ordway: September 19, 1804
Missouri River near Big Bend — John Ordway: September 20, 1804
Missouri River near Big Bend — John Ordway: September 21, 1804
Missouri River near Big Bend — John Ordway: September 22, 1804
Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 14, 1804
Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 16, 1804
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 3, 1804
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 2, 1804
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 6, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 31, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 30, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: November 1, 1804
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 23, 1804
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 24, 1804
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 25, 1804
John Ordway: October 26, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 27, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 28, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 29, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 13, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 14, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 15, 1804
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 16, 1804
John Ordway: August 18, 1804
Missouri River near Vermillion area — John Ordway: August 22, 1804
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — John Ordway: October 9, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 6, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 7, 1804
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — John Ordway: October 8, 1804
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — John Ordway: October 10, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 4, 1804
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 29, 1804
John Ordway: August 3, 1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 5, 1804
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 24, 1804
John Ordway: July 21, 1804
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 22, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 17, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 14, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 15, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 16, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 18, 1804
John Ordway: July 4, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 5, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 6, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 7, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 8, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 9, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 10, 1804
John Ordway: June 26, 1804
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 27, 1804
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 29, 1804
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 30, 1804
Missouri River near Leavenworth area — John Ordway: July 2, 1804
Missouri River near Leavenworth area — John Ordway: July 1, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 18, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 20, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 19, 1804
Missouri River near Arrow Rock — John Ordway: June 25, 1804
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 13, 1804
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 15, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 16, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 17, 1804
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 10, 1804
Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 3, 1804
Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 5, 1804
Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 6, 1804
Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 8, 1804
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 9, 1804
Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 4, 1804
Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 26, 1804
Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 28, 1804
Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 31, 1804
Camp River Dubois, Illinois — John Ordway: May 15, 1804
St. Charles, Missouri — John Ordway: May 17, 1804
St. Charles, Missouri — John Ordway: May 19, 1804
St. Charles, Missouri — John Ordway: May 20, 1804
Missouri River near Tavern Cave — John Ordway: May 22, 1804
John Ordway: May 25, 1804
Missouri River near Tavern Cave — John Ordway: May 24, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 12, 1804
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 22, 1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 16, 1805
Missouri River near White River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 11, 1804
Clark: September 7, 1806
Clark: August 31, 1806
Clark: August 21, 1806
Lewis: August 5, 1806
Lewis: August 7, 1806
Lewis: August 4, 1806
Clark: July 13, 1806
Clark: July 10, 1806
Clark: July 9, 1806
Clark: July 7, 1806
Lewis: July 1, 1806
Lewis: June 1, 1806
Clark: June 2, 1806
Lewis: June 2, 1806
Clark: June 1, 1806
Clark: May 27, 1806
Lewis: May 27, 1806
Lewis: May 22, 1806
Clark: May 21, 1806
Lewis: May 21, 1806
Clark: May 22, 1806
Clark: April 18, 1806
Clark: April 13, 1806
Lewis: April 13, 1806
Lewis: April 4, 1806
Lewis: April 5, 1806
Clark: April 5, 1806
Clark: April 4, 1806
Clark: March 13, 1806
Lewis: March 13, 1806
Lewis: February 22, 1806
Lewis: February 23, 1806
Clark: February 21, 1806
Lewis: February 21, 1806
Clark: February 22, 1806
Clark: February 18, 1806
Lewis: February 18, 1806
Clark: February 19, 1806
Lewis: February 19, 1806
Lewis: February 7, 1806
Clark: February 8, 1806
Lewis: February 8, 1806
Lewis: February 6, 1806
Clark: February 7, 1806
Clark: December 22, 1805
Clark: December 15, 1805
Clark: December 16, 1805
Clark: November 17, 1805
Lewis: August 24, 1805
Lewis: July 22, 1805
Clark: July 18, 1805
Lewis: July 18, 1805
Lewis: July 14, 1805
Lewis: July 13, 1805
Clark: July 10, 1805
Lewis: July 10, 1805
Clark: August 25, 1804
Clark: July 12, 1804
Clark: July 8, 1804
Lewis: July 8, 1804
Lewis: May 26, 1804
Clark: May 17, 1804
Meriwether Lewis: April 11, 1806
John Ordway: May 14, 1804
William Clark: May 14, 1804
Documents (1)
Cross-Narrator Analyses
Analyses that cite or discuss John Ordway — showing 24 of the most recent matches.
May 19, 1805
A Beaver, a Bear, and a Bleeding Newfoundland: Three Sergeants on the Missouri
The journal entries for May 19, 1805, offer a textbook case of how the enlisted journalists of the Corps of Discovery cross-pollinated…
November 21, 1805
A Belt of Blue Beads for a Sea-Otter Robe
The entries for November 21, 1805, find the Corps wind-bound on the south shore of the Columbia estuary, unable to begin the…
April 10, 1806
A Bighorn Skin and a Broken Cord: Four Views of the Cascades Portage
The entries of April 10, 1806, find the Corps of Discovery laboring up the rapids below the Upper Cascades of the Columbia,…
February 11, 1805
A Birth at Fort Mandan, A Hunt on the Prairie: Divergent Lenses on February 11, 1805
February 11, 1805, at Fort Mandan. Two published journals in this corpus record the day: Meriwether Lewis and John Ordway. Patrick Gass…
September 30, 1804
A Boat That Rocked Like Medicine: Four Accounts of a Tense Teton Farewell
The entries for September 30, 1804 capture a single sequence of events — a lone Indian overtaking the boat, a riverside encounter…
January 31, 1805
A Boy’s Toes and a Hunter’s Pleurisy: Three Voices at Fort Mandan
The journal entries for January 31, 1805 offer an unusually clear demonstration of how rank, role, and writerly purpose shaped what each…
October 28, 1805
A British Musket on the Columbia: Three Views of a Wind-Bound Day
The expedition's progress on October 28, 1805, was halted within a few miles of starting. After loading canoes at sunrise and proceeding…
June 30, 1804
A Broken Mast and a Country Skipping with Deer
One River, Five MeasurementsThe day's central geographic event — passing the mouth of the Petite Platte (Little Shoal River) about ten miles…
May 4, 1805
A Broken Rudder, a Fortified Lodge, and Buffalo That Will Not Move
The Rudder and the Late StartEvery narrator opens with the same delay. The red pirogue's rudder irons, broken landing the previous evening,…
June 1, 1806
A Broken Voyage, a White Bear Skin, and a Missing Sergeant: Four Voices at Camp Chopunnish
The journal entries dated June 1, 1806 offer an unusual structural puzzle for readers of the expedition record. Three of the four…
June 11, 1805
A Cache, a Departure, and Two Patients on the Marias
The June 11 entries divide cleanly along a geographic seam. Lewis is gone — he set out at 8 A.M. with Drouillard,…
November 30, 1804
A Call to Arms at Fort Mandan: Three Accounts of the Sioux Raid Response
On 30 November 1804, the newly established garrison at Fort Mandan faced its first diplomatic-military test. A Mandan messenger crossed the half-frozen…
August 20, 1805
A Camp Divides: Lewis’s Cache and Clark’s Reconnaissance
August 20, 1805 is the first full day in which the captains' journals describe geographically separated activities, and the enlisted-men narrators line…
May 30, 1806
A Canoe Lost, a Chief Recovering: Four Voices from Camp Chopunnish
The journal entries for May 30, 1806, written from Camp Chopunnish on the Clearwater River, offer an unusually clean opportunity to compare…
October 14, 1805
A Canoe on the Rocks: Three Accounts of an October Wreck on the Snake
The wreck of a stern canoe in a Snake River rapid below the Palouse confluence produced one of the more vivid clusters…
October 8, 1805
A Canoe Sunk on the Rapid: Three Voices on the Wreck of October 8th
The wreck of Sergeant Patrick Gass's canoe in a rapid below the Clearwater encampment of October 8, 1805, is one of the…
February 16, 1806
A Captured Vulture and a Borrowed Page: Parallel Journals at Fort Clatsop
The journals of February 16, 1806 offer an unusually clean specimen of the collaborative writing practices that governed Fort Clatsop's winter quarters.…
September 28, 1804
A Carrot of Tobacco and a Drawn Sword: Four Accounts of the Teton Standoff
September 28, 1804, below the Teton villages near present Pierre. The keelboat's anchor was lost in the sand the night before. When…
December 2, 1804
A Cheyenne Pipe at Fort Mandan: Three Registers of a Diplomatic Visit
The visit of four Cheyenne ("Shar-ha" / "Chien" / "Shian") emissaries to Fort Mandan, accompanying chiefs of the lower Mandan village, is…
June 25, 1804
A Coal Bank, a Creek of Many Names, and a Missing Flanking Party
The journals for June 25, 1804 cover a short stretch of the Missouri above Arrow Rock, with the party detained by fog…
December 14, 1804
A Cold Hunt Down River: Three Accounts of Clark’s Buffalo Search
The hunting expedition Captain William Clark led from Fort Mandan on December 14, 1804 produced three surviving accounts—one from Clark himself and…
September 17, 1805
A Colt Falls Prey to Our Appetites: Three Voices on Bitterroot Hunger
The September 17, 1805 entries from Patrick Gass, John Ordway, and William Clark converge on a single grim fact: the Corps of…
June 27, 1806
A Conic Mound of Stones: Four Voices on the Bitterroot Summit
The journals of June 27, 1806 offer an unusually clean specimen of how the Lewis and Clark expedition's four active diarists handled…
October 9, 1804
A Council Postponed: Wind, Wonder, and the Bull-Boats of the Arikara
The 9th of October 1804 found the Corps of Discovery encamped near the Arikara villages on the Missouri, prevented by weather from…
From the Heacock Memorial Archive
12 lewis-clark.org articles that mention John Ordway, preserved here for Robert Heacock’s photography. The articles were written by that site’s contributing authors.
John Newman
Private
Alcohol Rations
Ardent spirits on the expedition
A Solitary Hero
Excerpt from River of Promise
November 7, 1805
Ocean in view?
April 7, 1806
Regulating the firearms
December 30, 1805
Fair morning
November 3, 1805
The "Quick Sand" River
April 3, 1806
Mapping the Willamette River
October 29, 1805
Friendly villages
April 28, 1806
Yelleppit brings a horse
March 26, 1806
At Fanny's Bottom
May 16, 1804
St. Charles arrival
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