1. Lewis and CLark
... expedition stopped at a village and celebrated with whiskey and some individuals celebrated their last fling too much for their own good and Clark realized that discipline was still a problem. John Collins, a constant troublemaker, was court-martialed under the Articles of War and received 50 lashes for being absent ... guilty of being absent without leave, but Clark reduced theirs to only 25 lashes. During the summer of 1804 there were still problems with discipline and Collins and Hall were the culprits this time. While supposedly guarding the whiskey barrel, Collins became intoxicated...
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- Grade Level: High School