Historical Figure
Thomas Mickell Burnham
Thomas Mickell Burnham was an American genre and portrait painter from Boston who produced "The Lewis and Clark Expedition" (1838), one of the earliest artistic depictions of the Corps of Discovery. His work capturing frontier life predated the more famous Western artists by decades.
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Planning (1801–1804)
Westward (1804–1805)
Fort Clatsop (1805–1806)
Return (1806)
Post (1806–1812)
Master expedition route
Note: the longest gap between tagged appearances is about 12 months (Aug 12, 1805 → Jul 27, 1806). Thomas Mickell Burnham may have been present in the corps during that span but is not named in the journals.
