Biography of patrick gass

Patrick Gass (June 12, – April 2, ) served as sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (&#;). He was important to the expedition because of his service as a carpenter, and he published the first journal of the expedition in , seven years before the first publication based on Lewis and Clark's journals.

Early life

Gass was born of Irish descent in Falling Springs (present day Chambersburg), Pennsylvania to parents Benjamen Gass and Mary McLene. Gass moved often with his family until , when they settled in Maryland.

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Gass did not stay there long, but chose to live with his grandfather and receive an education. During this time, he spent little time in school, causing him to be illiterate until adulthood.^[1][2][3]

He began his military career in , with a Virginia militia or ranger company stationed in Wheeling fighting against Indians.

In he helped build the house of James Buchanan, Sr. near Mercersburg Pennsylvania and became acqu