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Meriwether Lewis


Other Service · US Army · Captain

Rank: Captain
United States of America
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o-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Timeline

Birth- Aug 18, 1774
Ivy, Virginia

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1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 19 - 18 years
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1793
Branch
Militia
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1794
Conflict Period
Other Service

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Served For
United States of America

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1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 26 - 20 years
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1795
Rank
Captain
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1801
Branch
Army

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Served For
United States of America

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Employment: Employer
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1806
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1804
Employment: Position
Governor of the Louisiana Territory
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1809
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1807

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Death- Oct 11, 1809-Age: 35 years
Hohenwald, Tennessee
Gunshot wounds

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Burial
Pioneer Cemetery, Hohenwald, Tennessee

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Other Facts

Father
William Lewis
Mother
Lucy Meriwether
Full Name
Meriwether Lewis

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