Lewis and Clark: The Journey Ends

On September 23, 1806, Lewis & Clark return to St Louis from Pacific Northwest. The article gives an account of each of the main members of the expedition. From the article:

"After reaching the Pacific Ocean in November 1805, the corps established Fort Clatsop, near present-day Astoria, Oregon, as its winter quarters. Then, on March 23, 1806, the weary explorers headed for home and St. Louis. They retrieved their horses from the Nez Percé Indians and crossed the Bitterroot Mountains. The expedition separated into two parties near today’s Lolo, Idaho, to explore the country more thoroughly on the return trip; the groups would be apart for more than a month. During that time, Lewis’ company was attacked by Blackfoot warriors, two of whom were killed in the fighting, the expedition’s only bloodshed. Shortly afterward, the half-blind private Pierre Cruzatte mistook Lewis for an elk and shot him in the thigh. By the time Lewis was reunited with Clark, his leg was nearly mended. Reaching St. Louis on September 23, 1806, Clark noted, “We were met by all the village and received a harty welcom.” The corps’ 8,000-mile journey was over."