Detatchment Order
Camp River Dubois, April 1st. 1804.
The Commanding officers did yesterday proceed to take the
necessary inlistments, and select the Detachment destined
for the Expedition through the interior af the Continent of
North America; and have accordingly seelected the persons
herein after Mentioned, as those which are to Constitute their
Perminent Detachment. (Viz).
William |
Bratten |
John |
Ordway |
John
|
Colter |
Nathaniel |
Pryor |
John |
Collins |
John |
Potts |
Reubin |
Fields |
Moses
B |
Reed |
Joseph |
Fields |
George |
Shannon |
Charles |
Floyd |
John |
Shields |
Patrie |
Gass |
John B. |
Thompson |
George |
Gibson |
Richard |
Winser |
Silas |
Goodrich |
William |
Werner |
Thomas
P. |
Howard |
Peter |
Wiser |
Hugh |
Hall |
Joseph |
Whitehouse |
Hugh |
Mc.
Neel |
Alexander |
Willard |
John |
Newmon |
|
|
The
commanding officers do also retain in their service
untill further Orders:
The following Persons, Richard Warvington,
Rabert Frasure, John Robertson, & John Boyley
(Moses B. Read)[6]
who whilst they remain with the Detachment
shall be incorperated with the second, and
third squads of the
same, and are to be treated in all respects as those
men who
form the Permonant detachment except with reguard to an
advance of Pay, and the distrebutions of Arms and Accoutrements
intended for the
expedition.
The following persons (viz Charles Floyd,
John Ordway, and
Nathaniel Pryor are this day
appointed Sergeants, with equal
Powers (unless when
otherwise specially ordered). The authority,
Pay, and emouliments, attached to the Said rank of
Sergeants in the
Military Service of the United States, and to
hold the Said appointments,
and be respected Accordingly,
dureing their good behaviour or the Will and
pleasure of the
sd. Commanding officers.[7]
To insure
order among the party, as well as to promote
a regular Police in Camp, The
Commanding Officers have
thought proper to devide the detachment into
three Squads
and to place a Sergeant in Command of
each, who are held
imediately responsible to the Commanding officers, for
the
regular and orderly deportment of the individuls Composeing
their respective Squads.
The following individuals after being duly
balloted for, have
fallen in the several Squads as
hereafter stated, and are Accordingly
placed under the derection of the Sergeants whose names
preceeds
those of his squad. (Viz :)
1st Squad
Sergeant Nathaniel Pryor.
Privates
George |
Gibson |
Thomas P. |
Howard |
George |
Shannon |
John |
Shields |
John |
Collins |
Joseph |
Whitehouse |
Peter |
Wiser |
Hugh |
Hall |
2nd Squad
Sergt. Charles Floyd
Privates
Hugh |
Mc.Neel |
Patric |
Gass |
Reubin |
Fields |
Joseph |
Fields |
John B: |
Thompson |
Richard |
Winser |
Richard |
Worthington |
Robert |
Frasure. |
3rd Squad
Sergt. John Ordeway
Privates
William |
Bratten |
John |
Colter |
Alexander |
Willard |
William |
Warner |
Silas |
Goodrich |
John |
Potts |
John |
Robertson |
John |
Boleye |
The Camp Kettles, and other Public utensels for cooking
shall be produced this evening after the parade is Dismissed;
and an equal division shall take place of the same, among the
non commissioned
officers Commanding the squads. Those
non-commissioned officers shall make
an equal Division of the
proportion of those utensels between their own
Messes of their
respective squads,—each squad shall be devided
into two
Messes, at the head of one of which the commanding Sergeant
shall Preside. the sergeants Messes will Consist of four privates
only to be admited under his discression,
the ballance of
each squad shall form the second mess of each
squad.
Dureing the indisposition of Sergeant Pryor, George Shannon
is appointed (protempor) to discharge his the Said Pryor's
duty in
his squad.
The party for the co[n]venience of being more imediately
under the eye of the several sergeants haveing charge of them,
will
make the necessary exchanges of their Bunks and rooms
for that Purpose as shall be verbally derected by us.
Untill
otherwise derected, Sergeant John Ordway will continue
to keep the rouster
and detaile the men of the detachment
for the several duties which it may be necessary, they
should
perform, as also to transcribe in a book furnished Him for
that purpose, those or such other orders as the Commanding
officers
shall think proper to publish from time, to time for
the government of the Party.
Signed
Meriwether Lewis
Wm. Clark