What happened to the MEN of the “Corps of Discovery” after returning to civilization?
Not all of the members of the Corps of Discovery returned to St. Louis in 1806. Sergeant Charles Floyd died, in 1804, and other members didn’t go the distance, including those dismissed because of trouble they had caused. Here is a re-cap of “Corps” who explored America west. Enlisted men were granted land warrants for a total of 320 acres each. Both captains (Meriwether Lewis & William Clark) were given 1,600 acres. SERGEANT JOHN ORDWAY (1775 – 1817) – John purchased the land warrants of his fellow members, William Werner and Jean Baptiste La Page. He became an owner of extensive lands and attained some prosperity. He married in Missouri, and he and his wife died in Missouri about 1817. They left no survivors. SERGEANT NATHANIEL HALE PRYOR ( 1772 – 1831) – Pryor remained in the army and was a second lieutenant until 1810. He married an Osage girl, and they had several children who were all given Indian names. He is buried at Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, where a monument has been ere
