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Even the most adventure-seeking people might feel a little nervous leaving places that are familiar to them.

Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition may have felt some of this uncertainty. Would they return to their families and their homes? Remarkably, all but one of the expedition survived. Sergeant Charles Floyd was the only expedition member to die en route.

Floyd was born in 1782 just outside Louisville, Kentucky. His father, Robert Clark Floyd, had served with George Rogers Clark, William Clark’s brother, in the American Revolutionary War. The two families kept in touch over the years. William Clark probably knew Charles Floyd as the constable of Clarksville, where Clark lived.

When it came time to recruit men for the expedition, Clark reached out to Floyd. Just twenty-one years old, he enlisted on August 11, 1803, along with several other young men from Kentucky. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in April 1804.

Floyd fell ill sometime toward the end of July 1804. On July 31, he wrote, “I am verry Sick and Has ben for Somtime but have Recoverd my helth agai

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Sergeant Floyd Monument

Monument in Iowa, US, to honor Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

United States historic place

The Sergeant Floyd Monument is a monument on the Missouri River at Floyd's Bluff in Sioux City, Iowa, US. The monument honors Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, who died on the upstream voyage in 1804 and was buried here.

The monument is the first designated National Historic Landmark of the United States.

History

Charles Floyd (1782–1804) was a United States explorer, a non-commissioned officer and quartermaster in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A native of Kentucky, he was a relative of William Clark. He was one of the first men to join the expedition.

While exploring the Louisiana Purchase with Lewis and Clark, Floyd took ill at the end of July 1804. On July 31, Floyd wrote in his diary, "I am very sick and has been for sometime but have recovered my health again." However, this apparent recovery was soon followed by a severe turn for the worse. William Clark described his colleague's death as one "wit

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Charles Floyd (explorer)

American explorer and member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Charles Floyd (June 20, 1782 – August 20, 1804) was an American explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and the quartermaster of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A native of Kentucky, he was a son of Robert Clark Floyd, a nephew of James John Floyd, a cousin of Virginia governor John Floyd, and possibly a relative of William Clark. He was one of the first men to join the expedition, and the only member of the Corps of Discovery to die during the expedition.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

While exploring the Louisiana Purchase with Lewis and Clark, he took ill at the end of July 1804. On July 31, Floyd wrote in his diary, "I am very sick and have been for sometime but have recovered my health again." However, this apparent recovery was soon followed by a severe turn for the worse. William Clark described Floyd's death as one "with a great deal of composure" and that before Floyd died he said to Clark, "I am going away. Please write me a letter."

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