Bourbon Boiler Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I just came across this doing a little Lewis & Clark research.http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/living/idx_8.htmlQ: How important was whiskey on the expedition?A: You know, Napoleon said, whenever you set off on a march, make sure you’ve got plenty of beer and wine along and that it’s enough to last until you get far enough away from camp so that nobody can desert. And that’s basically what happened with Lewis and Clark. They brought enough whiskey along to get them through to the Great Falls. And then they ran out. Well that was way too late for anybody to desert. They measured out the whiskey, gave them about enough, a gill of whiskey, about four ounces, enough so that under today’s conditions you would be described as legally drunk by a, by a police officer if you were driving. Then they began to water that whiskey down to stretch it out. Every man in the expedition knew exactly how much whiskey was left. So when Pvt. Hall got into the whiskey barrel one night near present-day Kansas City, and then got himself drunk and was taking more than his share, they had a court martial, he was found guilty, and they ordered 100 lashes well laid on. And from the descriptions of the event, the Indian chief who saw this, an Otoe chief, just cried at the sight of this. They just beat the holy hell out of Hall for this, because that was their whiskey that he had stolen.Of course, SB.com has already discussed this here:http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?3615-Lewis-Clark-and-WhiskyBut as the thread has been dead for 101 months, I thought I'd bring it up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Comp Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 But as the thread has been dead for 101 months, I thought I'd bring it up again.Any thread containing a post from Tim/TNBourbon is a great thread BB. Enjoy the story about Pvt. Hall too, the poor bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Actually Hall was punished for sleeping on guard duty and it wasn't his first offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmckenzie Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I would have beat hell out of him for stealing my whiskey too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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