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Private John Thompson
Drawing of John Thompson.
Sketch copyright by Michael Haynes.
 
P.S. I was a valuable member of the expedition, and served all the way to the Pacific and back. It is surprising that no one kept track of me afterward. Captain Clark listed me as "killed" by 1828, probably while working with the fur trade.
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Meriwether Lewis took his Newfoundland dog Seaman on the Lewis and Clark expedition? Seaman made the entire trip with the Corps and is credited with waking the members when a bison entered the camp and almost trampled them. Click here to learn more about Lewis and Clark.
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