How many men were in the Corps of Discovery?

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42 plus one Dog. Of which 33 were American Soldiers and 9 were Civilian Guides and Servants . 29 of the Group went to the Pacific while 12 carried the samples of the first year's exploration back to St Louis and Washington and one Sargent Charles Floyd died , the only member of the expedition to die in it's travels, of a rupture appendix near what is to day Sioux City Iowa.

The number includes Sacajawea' infant son.
 
The party of 33 included 29 individuals who were active participants in the Corps' organizational development, recruitment and training at its 1803-1804 winter staging area at Camp Dubois, Illinois Territory.
 
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