Charles Floyd (1782 - August 20, 1804) was a United States explorer, an officer and quartermaster in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was a relative of William Clark. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Quartermaster is a term usually referring to a military unit which specializes in supplying and provisioning troops, or to an individual who does the same. ... Lewis and Clark The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804–1806) was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, of the US Army. ... William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) was a Scottish-American explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ...

While exploring the Louisiana Purchase with Lewis and Clark, he took ill at the end of July 1804. On July 31st, Floyd wrote in his diary, "I am verry sick and has ben for Sometime but have Recovered my helth again." However, this apparent recovery was soon followed by a severe turn for the worse. William Clark described Floyd's death as one "with a great deal of composure" and that before Floyd died he said to Clark: "I am going away. I want you to write me a letter." Clark diagnosed the condition which led to Floyd's demise as bilious colic, though modern doctors and historians agree Floyd's death was more likely to have been caused by a ruptured appendix. The brief "recovery" Floyd described may have represented the temporary relief afforded by the bursting of the organ, which would have been followed by a fatal peritonitis. If that were the case, there was no known cure for appendicitis at that time, therefore he would have been no better off had he been with the best physicians of the day. A funeral was held and Floyd was buried on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River, which the expedition named Floyd's Bluff, in his honor. The nearby Floyd River was also named for him, as was Floyd County, Iowa. From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... Abdominal pain can be one of the symptoms associated with transient disorders or serious disease. ... In human anatomy, the vermiform appendix (or appendix, pl. ... Appendicitis, or epityphlitis, is a condition characterised by inflammation of the appendix. ... Physician examining a child A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ... Floyds Bluff is a hill in Iowa near Sioux City named after Sergeant Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Discovery Corps. ... The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River in northwestern Iowa. ... Floyd County is the name of several counties in the United States: Floyd County, Georgia Floyd County, Indiana Floyd County, Iowa Floyd County, Kentucky Floyd County, Texas Floyd County, Virginia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Floyd's Bluff is currently within the city limits of Sioux City, Iowa. Map Political Statistics Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 County Woodbury County Mayor Craig Berenstein Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 144. ...

By 1857, erosion had caused much of Floyd's grave--even the original cedar post marker left by the crew of the expedition--to slide into the river and wash away; concerned citizens rescued most of his skeleton, including his skull, and re-buried it 200 meters east of the original burial site. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. Erosion s the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of wind, water or ice, by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case of... Headstones in the Japanese Cemetry in Broome, Western Australia A cemetery in rural Spain A typical late 20th century headstone in the United States A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker, normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a burial. ...

However, after Floyd's journal was published in 1894, new interest was taken in him and his gravemarker was stolen by thieves. He was re-buried once more on August 20, 1895 with a monument. A marble cornerstone three feet wide and seven feet long was placed in 1900. When the obelisk of white sandstone standing 100 feet high was completed on May 30, 1901, Floyd's grave was moved for the fourth time to rest nearby, where it remains to this day. In 1960, the monument was recognized by the U.S. Department of Interior as the first National Historic Landmark. The Floyd Monument is now located in a 23-acre park that offers visitors a splendid view of the Missouri River valley. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ... USS Constitution. ...

Floyd's final resting place is located on old U.S. Highway 75, in the southern part of Sioux City, Iowa, in the United States. Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 199 miles (320 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 0. ...

References

• The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark: John Ordway and Charles Floyd ISBN 0803280211

External links

• Lewis and Clark Trail: Sioux City
• Sgt. Floyd Monument NPS
• George Catlin's 1832 painting of "Floyd's Bluff"