Main gate (west wall) of Camp River Dubois. The northeastern corner of Camp River Dubois.Īnother view of the north wall of Camp River Dubois. This photograph was taken behind the officers quarters. This photograph shows the details of the left, front, and right side of the Jeffersonian Army infantry soldier's uniform. Cruzatte frequently entertained the men of the expedition at the end of a grueling day of training.Ī close up view of a modern day interpreter garbed as a Private of Infantry in the Jeffersonian Army.īunk beds in the enlisted quarters of Camp River Dubois.Īnother view of the modern day interpreter portraying Pierre Cruzatte playing the fiddle within the walls of Camp River Dubois.ĭetailed view of the uniform and equipment of an Infantry Soldier assigned to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The interpreter in the photograph is standing next to the officer's quarters and looking out the front gate of Camp River Dubois.Ī modern day interpreter is shown here portraying Pierre Cruzatte, an engage who was quite proficient with the fiddle (and a number of other musical instruments). The expedition maintained a regular military routine over the winter of 1803/1804 while they were training. Sentry at the front gate of Camp River Dubois. It is located near Hartford/Wood River, IL on the Mississippi River.Ī museum display depicting some of the types of tools that Lewis and Clark's men used to build Camp River Dubois.Ī lean-to constructed by an engage (civilian contractor) along the outside wall of Camp River Dubois. A view of Camp River Dubois, where the expedition trained prior to departing for the pacific Northwest. Without strict discipline, the Corps of Discovery would have collapsed like so many other expeditions before and after Lewis and Clark.
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