Expedition place · December 12, 1803 – May 15, 1804
Camp River Dubois, Illinois
14 journal entries · 1 analysis · Recorded by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, John Ordway, Charles Floyd, Joseph Whitehouse, Patrick Gass
Terrain360 · the place today
Camp River Dubois, Illinois in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
The journal entries written here
December 1803
April 1804
May 1804
May 13
William Clark: May 13, 1804
William Clark
“River a Dubois opposet the mouth of the Missourie River Sunday May the 13th 1804. I despatched an express this morning to…”
May 14
William Clark: May 14, 1804
William Clark
“Monday 14th a Cloudy morning fixing for a Start. Some provisions on examination is found to be wet. rain at 9 oClock.…”
May 14
John Ordway: May 14, 1804
John Ordway
“Monday May the 14th 1804. showerey. Capt. Clark and our party set out from River Dubois about 3 oClock P.m. the party…”
May 14
Charles Floyd: May 14, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Showery day Capt Clark Set out at 3 oclock P m for the western expidition the party consisted of 3 Serguntes and…”
May 14
Joseph Whitehouse: May 14, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“hard Showers of rain. this being the day appointed by Cap! Clark to set out, a number of the sitizens of Gotian…”
May 14
Patrick Gass: May 14, 1804
Patrick Gass
“On Monday the 14th of May 1804, we left our establishment at the mouth of the river du Bois or Wood river,…”
May 15
Clark: May 15, 1804
William Clark
“Tuesday 15rained all last night and this morning untill 7 oClock, all our fire extinguished, Some Provisions on the top of the…”
May 15
Lewis: May 15, 1804
Meriwether Lewis
“Tuesday May 15th It rained during the greater part of last night and continued untill 7 OCk. A.M. after which the Prarty…”
May 15
Camp River Dubois, Illinois — Charles Floyd: May 15, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Rainey morni[n]g fair wind the Later part of the day Sailed som and encamped on the N. side some Land Cleared the…”
May 15
Camp River Dubois, Illinois — Joseph Whitehouse: May 15, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“hard rain. we set out eairly. the current Swift, & water muddy. passed Islands & Some inhabitants &c. the aftir part of…”
May 15
Camp River Dubois, Illinois — John Ordway: May 15, 1804
John Ordway
“of the day. Sailed Some, encamped on N. Side Some land cleared, the Soil verry Rich, &c. Wensday May 16th 1804. Set…”
May 15
Patrick Gass: May 15, 1804
Patrick Gass
“Tuesday 15th. We continued our voyage; it rained during the day. We passed a creek on the south side, and encamped on…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- Dec 12 – Dec 31, 1803 Wood River Camp, left shore Mississippi-Missouri, in IL (now in MO) Entries for Dec 12 – Dec 31, 1803
- Jan 1 – Jan 31, 1804 Wood River Camp, IL in 1804
- Feb 1 – Apr 30, 1804 Wood River Camp, then IL Entries for Feb 1 – Apr 30, 1804
- May 1 – May 13, 1804 Wood River Camp, opposite 1804 mouth of Missouri, site then in IL Entries for May 1 – May 13, 1804
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
