Day-by-Day / August 1, 1803

August 1, 1803

The Field brothers enlist

Louisville, KY Based on War Department records, we know that the Field brothers began their enlistment in the United States Army on this day.

Winter Hunters

by Michael Haynes

Sketch of four hunters in winter clothing pulling a sled

© Michael Haynes, https://www.mhaynesart.com. Used with permission.

The hunters represented here, left-to-right: George Shannon, Reubin Field, John Colter, and Joseph Field.

We the Subscribers do acknowledge to have received of [blank] the several Sums set opposite to our names, the Same being due us from the War department pursuant to an Act of Congress bearing date March 3rd 1807, entitled ‘an Act makeing compensation to Messrs. Lewis & Clark and their companions.

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Name Period of Service Monthly Rate Amount
Joseph Field 1 Aug. 1803 to 10 Oct. 1806 5 [$]191.66 2/3
Reubin Field 1 Aug. 1803 to 10 Oct. 1806 5 [$]191.66 2/3[1]Donald Jackson citing Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, … Continue reading

[—William Clark]

Joseph and Reubin Field—usually spelled Fieldsin the journals—were often selected for the most important detachments such as hunting and Lewis’s exploration of the Marias River on the home bound return.

Related: The Ohio River Recruits

 

Notes

Notes
↑1 Donald Jackson citing Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut in Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783-1854, 2nd ed. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978), 2:378.

Discover More

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.

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Unless otherwise noted, journal excerpts are from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Gary E. Moulton, 13 vols. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983-2001).