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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.

Birth- 18 Aug 1774
Ivy, Virginia

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1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 19 - 18 years

Service Start Date
1793
Branch
Militia
Service End Date
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
1795
Rank
Captain
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
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
1806
Employment: Start Date
1804
Employment: Position
Governor of the Louisiana Territory
Employment: End Date
1809
Employment: Start Date
1807

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

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Burial

Pioneer Cemetery, Hohenwald, Tennessee

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Father
William Lewis
Mother
Lucy Meriwether
Full Name
Meriwether Lewis

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Created:26 Feb 2014

Modified: 14 Mar 2014

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Forces War Records, Meriwether Lewis (https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/640968311/meriwether-lewis : accessed 5 Nov 2024), database and images,


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