William Werner
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William Werner (abt. 1775)

William Werner
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One of the Corps of Discovery members on the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Biography

William Werner was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Scant information is known about William Werner. Records show he had a fight with John Potts at Camp Dubois and was also convicted of being AWOL at St. Charles, Missouri. Other than these incidents, the journals reveal little about him.[1]

Sources

  1. Staff. “The People - Corps of Discovery.” Corps of Discovery - United States Army, U.S. Army Center of Military History, 12 Jan. 2019, https://history.army.mil/LC/the_people.htm.
  • The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 2005. U of Nebraska Press / U of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries-Electronic Text Center. 5 Oct. 2005 <http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu>.




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