Diorama of keelboat and pirogues - St. Charles, MO. After traveling two days upriver, the party arrived at St. Charles. The mostly French residents had many parties and, after one, three men were court-martialed and one was flogged for being A.W.O.L. The captains believed that strict military discipline must be maintained for the expedition to be successful. Capt. Lewis arrived on May 20, 1804, and the party set off the next day.
