“Well, write them down—I’ve got the Journal handy. Here Captain Clark gives them, as they were set into squads, May 26th, far up the river. You see, they were a military party—there were twenty-nine on the official rolls as volunteers, not mentioning Captains Lewis and Clark, or York, Captain Clark’s negro body servant, who all traveled on the big boat:
“‘Orderly Book: Lewis.
Detachment Orders
May 26th, 1804.
The Commanding Officers Direct, that the three Squads under the command of Sergts. Floyd, Ordway and Pryor, heretofore forming two messes each, shall untill further orders constitute three messes only, the same being altered and organized as follows (viz:)
| Sergt. Charles Floyd | Sergt. Nathaniel Pryor |
| Privates | Privates |
| Hugh McNeal | George Gibson |
| Patric Gass | George Shannon |
| Reuben Fields | John Shields |
| John B. Thompson | John Collins |
| John Newman | Joseph Whitehouse |
| Francis Rivet and | Peter Wiser |
| (French) | Peter Crusat and |
| Joseph Fields | Francis Labuche |
| Joseph Fields | Francis Labuche |
| Sergt. John Ordway | Patroon, Baptist |
| Privates | Deschamps |
| William Bratton | Engagés |
| John Collen | Etienne Mabbauf |
| Moses B. Reed (Soldier) | Paul Primant |
| Alexander Willard | Charles Hebert |
| William Warner | Baptist La Jeunesse |
| Silas Goodrich | Peter Pinant |
| John Potts and | Peter Roi and |
| Hugh Hall | Joseph Collin |
| Corpl. Richard | |
| Warvington | |
| Privates | |
| Robert Frazier | |
| John Boleye | |
| John Dame | |
| Ebinezer Tuttle and | |
| Isaac White |
The Commanding Officers further direct that the messes of Sergts. Floyd, Ordway, and Pryor shall untill further orders form the crew of the Batteaux; the Mess of the Patroon La Jeunesse will form the permanent crew of the red Peroque; Corpl. Warvington’s men forming that of the white Peroque.’
“There it all is, just as Captain Lewis wrote it, capitals and all. How many would it be, Rob—not forgetting the two captains and the negro York, Clark’s body servant, who is not mentioned in the list?”
“I make it forty-one names here in the messes,” answered Rob, after counting, “or forty-four with the others added. That does not include Chaboneau or the Indian girl, Sacágawea, whom they took on at Mandan.”