Joseph Field
Joseph Field served alongside his brother Reubin as a private in the Corps of Discovery. A skilled woodsman and hunter from Kentucky, Joseph was part of Lewis's small party during the tense encounter with Blackfeet warriors on the Marias River in July 1806. He was frequently chosen for scouting missions and hunting parties, reflecting Lewis and Clark's trust in his frontier abilities. Joseph died just a year after the expedition's return, in 1807.
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Note: the longest gap between tagged appearances is about 15 months (Aug 17, 1804 → Nov 19, 1805). Joseph Field may have been present in the corps during that span but is not named in the journals.
Journal Entries (27)
Wildlife (2)
Cross-Narrator Analyses
AI-assisted scholarly analyses that cite or discuss Joseph Field — showing 24 of the most recent matches.
Return to Pleasant Camp: Specimen Hunting and the Bounty of Plums
On August 28, 1806, the homeward-bound expedition deliberately halted at a site they had named Pleasant Camp two years earlier. Clark and…
Two Camps, Two Registers: Skins, Goose Berries, and a Missing Pair
On August 9, 1806, the expedition's two halves remain separated. Lewis waits for Clark while his men dress skins; Clark drifts downriver…
Three Camps, One Day: Divergent Trails on the Marias and Yellowstone
On 23 July 1806, the divided Corps of Discovery produced four very different journal entries — Lewis scouting hostile country on the…
Two Rivers, Two Crises: The Split Expedition on July 12, 1806
On a single day in July 1806, the divided Corps faced parallel emergencies — Lewis hunting stolen horses on the Missouri, Clark…
Cold Rain on the Divided Plains: Two Camps, One Expedition
On July 9, 1806, the recently split Corps of Discovery worked along separate rivers in cold summer rain. The four journals reveal…
Bidding Adieu to the Snow: Four Voices at Lolo Hot Springs
On June 29, 1806, the expedition emerged from the Bitterroots and bathed in the steaming pools at Lolo Hot Springs. Four journalists…
Four Pens at Long Camp: Snowmelt, Salmon, and a Strategic Departure
On June 3, 1806, four expedition journalists record the same day at Camp Chopunnish from strikingly different vantage points—captains plotting a mountain…
A Canoe Lost, a Chief Recovering: Four Voices from Camp Chopunnish
On a single day at Camp Chopunnish, four expedition narrators record the same canoe accident with strikingly different emphases — from Lewis…
Cows Roots, Sweat Lodges, and a Squawling Bird: Four Voices at Camp Chopunnish
On a single May day at Camp Chopunnish, four expedition journalists record the same returns of hunters and root-gatherers—but diverge sharply in…
Four Pens at the Long Narrows: A Day of Failed Bargains and Quiet Observation
On April 17, 1806, the expedition split between two camps along the Columbia. Clark struggled to barter for horses upriver while Lewis…
The Bear’s Den and the Hidden River: Four Voices at Quicksand River
On April 4, 1806, near the mouth of the Quicksand River, four expedition journalists record the same day with strikingly different priorities…
Four Pens at Fort Clatsop: Departure Lists, Stolen Canoes, and a Sick Hunter
On the eve of leaving Fort Clatsop, the captains posted certificates of their transcontinental passage while their men quietly appropriated a Clatsop…
Moccasins, Salmon, and a Lost Pirogue: Four Voices at Fort Clatsop
On a rare fair day at Fort Clatsop, four expedition narrators record the same hunting returns and canoe search — but only…
Four Pens at Fort Clatsop: A Sturgeon Sale, Five Elk, and a White-Tailed Hare
On a damp February day at Fort Clatsop, four expedition journalists record the same events with strikingly different priorities — from a…
Empty Stores and the Mystery of the Sewelel
With provisions reduced to three days of tainted elk, the captains dispatch hunting parties in every direction while Lewis turns naturalist, puzzling…
Salt, Elk, and the Measure of a Condor: Four Pens at Fort Clatsop
On a single February day at Fort Clatsop, four expedition journalists record the same events with strikingly different priorities — from Lewis's…
Hunters on the Netul, Canoes on the Page: Parallel Labors at Fort Clatsop
On a snowy February day at Fort Clatsop, four narrators record the same hunting party departing up the Netul — but Lewis…
Ice on the River, a Bird in the Hand: Four Voices at Fort Clatsop
On the last day of January 1806, four expedition journalists record the same aborted hunt and the same dead bird — but…
Charles Floyd: The Sergeant’s Plain Ledger
Sergeant Charles Floyd's journal is the expedition's quietest voice — a steady, almost mercantile tally of miles, creeks, and weather, faithfully kept…
Spoiled Elk, Sweet Roots, and a December Mosquito at Fort Clatsop
Three narrators record the same rainy December day at Fort Clatsop, but their entries diverge sharply — Clark catalogues Clatsop roots and…
Fleas, Wet Powder, and a Smoky Christmas Aftermath at Fort Clatsop
On December 26, 1805, three expedition journals diverge sharply in scope. Gass recounts the Christmas festivities just past; Clark catalogues domestic miseries…
The First Elk West of the Rockies: Three Versions of a Welcome Kill
On December 2, 1805, Joseph Fields returned to the unfinished Fort Clatsop with the marrow bones of an elk — the expedition's…
Two Scales of Witness on the Columbia Shore
On a rainy November day near the Pacific, Clark ranges miles up a sand beach measuring a condor's wingspan while Gass, in…
Stranded Among Drift Logs: Two Voices on a Storm-Bound Camp
On the fourth day pinned against the Columbia's north shore, Clark and Gass record the same rain, tide, and Indian visitors in…
From Heacock's Writings
3 mirrored articles by Robert Heacock that mention Joseph Field.
