His family and Education--Receives a Commission--Fondness
for reading and study--His Marriage--Expedition to the
sources of the Mississippi--Ordered to explore the
interior of Louisiana--Hardships and Sufferings of his
party--Loses his way--Taken prisoner to Santa Fe and
Chihuahua--Permitted to Return Home--Publishes Narratives
of his Expeditions--Rapid Promotions--Deputy Quarter Master
General--Appointed Colonel of Infantry--Mode of drilling
his regiment--Incursion into Canada--Raised to the rank of
Brigadier General--Expedition against York--His Gallant
Conduct--Explosion of the Magazine--Death of Pike--Bravery
and Heroism.