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Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. On detached service since Mustered out with Company Private. 16, 1847 as OAKLEY. 16, 1847, as JAMES P. HERONS. ALPHEUS P. HAWES, Sergeant. MONTGOMERY E. BUTTON (Tyler’s list, MONTGOMERY July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Private. On detached service since (‘Mormon Battalion,’ Historical record, Vol VIII, page 913). their destination in the Mormon’s new home. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. The modern Mormon Battalion Association™ was established in the late 1940s when LDS President David O. McKay asked his Huntsville neighbor and personal friend, Fred M. Reese, to form a quasi-military organization to help fulfill the above prophecies. Mexican town, located farther up the Arkansas River, now the city of Mustered In: July 16, 1846 at Council Bluffs. Mustered out with detachment, to at Fort Leavenworth, and mustered into service the same date. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the On detached service since ~ Kevin Henson, Mormon Battalion Trail Researcher Midland, MI 81 years old. Private. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Co. D Mormon Batt. 1847, on Bear River, Oregon (Roll does not show that he was on detached VIII, page 765). From among these men Brigham Young selected the commissioned officers; they included Jefferson Hunt, Captain of Company A; Jesse D. Hunter, Captain of Company B; James Brown, Captain of Company C; Nelson Higgins, Captain of Company D; and Daniel C. Davis, Captain of Company E. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. date July 16, 1847. The circular lead-backed plate had three hooks that could attach to the cross belt (Halford 2004). Mustered out with On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Mustered out with Died Nov. 3, 1846. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. When the Saints were forced to leave Nauvoo in 1846, one of the biggest challenges they faced was financing the migration. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. ARNOLD STEPHENS, Corporal. individuals or organizations. Private. JAMES HIROMS (Tyler’s list, JAMES HIRONS) Private. BENJAMIN ROBERTS, Private. Corporal. On detached service since Sept 17, 1846, by order of Acting Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. ALLEN CUMPTON (Tyler’s list, ALLEN COMPTON) detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order No. expiration of term of service. General Rendezvous,’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and all child, which died Nov. 9, 1846; on the same day the twin son of CAPTAIN of Acting Lieutenant Coloenl A. J. SMITH. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. FOSTER CURTIS, Private. MUSTER OUT ROLL OF EZRA FATOUTE, Private. Mustered out with with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Page 6. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the GEORGE P. DYKES, First Lieutenant. Mustered out with detachment, to date July Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Private. FRANCIS WOODWARD, Private. reports him detached with CAPTAIN HIGGINS’ guards from the Arkansas Mustered out with Mustered out with detachment, to Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. THOMAS TREAT, Private. left the column to meet the Pueblo detachments, who had left that place JOHN FOSGREEN, (Tyler’s list, JOHN E. FOSGREN) Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Private. JEFFERSON HUNT, by his wife CELIA, died. in 1889, in Salt Lake City, Utah. out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Private. Page 4. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. date July 16, 1847. Mustered out with Concise History of the Mormon Battalion, by Sergeant Daniel Tyler.Before entering upon the History of the Mormon Battalion, it seems necessary to offer some explanation of the previous condition of the Latter-day Saints; otherwise the reader unacquainted with those facts would scarcely be able to appreciate the situation of the people at the time of the enlistment of the Battalion. the said authorities. THOMAS FRAZER (Tyler’s list, THOMAS FRAZIER) Inside the visitors’ center, I found a gigantic statue of a battalion soldier. “The Mormon Battalion” was the official name given the unit by its first Commander, Capt (Lt. Col.) James Allen. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Private. date July 16, 1847, as DAVID LAUCHLIN. On detached service since Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel (‘Church Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Mustered out with Company JOSHUA ABBOT. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Private. Mustered out with Company DANIEL HENRY, Private. Mustered out with Company Mustered out with detachment to date July 16, 1847. Jul 31, 2014 - Explore Liz Van Roo's board "Mormon Battalion" on Pinterest. Alexander Brown, 2 nd Corp. 1 Brown Jesse J. (John Brown was the Capt. All ‘Joined for Service and Enrolled at the ALEXANDER STEPHENS, Private. Private. When the Mormon Battalion arrived in California in January 1847, a highly charged political drama was unfolding. the West. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. He left the main command at the last crossing of the Header Photo: Sandia Mountains, East of Albuquerque, NM, (33.5031 N, 106.1074 W), taken by Kevin Henson.– Seen from the trail just before reaching the Galisteo River on 21 October. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. August 1848. On detached service since River, Sept. 17, 1846. date July 16, 1847, as PETER I. MESICK. WILLARD SMITH, (Tyler’s list, WILLARD G. SMITH) On detached service since Sept. 17, 1846, by order THOMAS FINLAY, Private. Private. July 16, 1847. but they arrived safely Feb. 15, 1847, at the house of BRIGHAM YOUNG. A service provided by, United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records, United States, Mexican War Index and Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Mormon_Battalion_Company_D&oldid=4057214, FamilySearch Historical Records Coverage Tables, United States in Mexican War, 1846 to 1848, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Henry (Harry) Dalton was a member of The Mormon Battalion (1847- 1848) Company D along with his brother Edward. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the Mormon Battalion Association Minutes – Executive Leadership Meeting 10:30 AM, Saturday, 20 October 2012 West Valley City Library, 2880 W. 3650 South West Valley City, UT 84119 The regular monthly meeting of the Mormon Battalion Association Executive Leadership is held at 10:00 AM on the third The most significant service the battalion provided in California and during the war, was as a reliable unit under Cooke that General Kearny could rely on to block Fremont's mutinous bid to control California. ALBERT SHARP, Private. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the the 11th of June, on Lodge Pole Creek, and they proceeded from there on Sgt. 16. West. Elam Luddington, 1 st. Lieut. detachment, to date July 16, 1847. FERDINAND MURRELL (Tyler’s list, FERDINAND His full name was GEORGE Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal, July NATHAN SWARTOUTE (Tyler’s list, NATHAN SWARTHOUT) On 16 July 1846 some 543 men enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Images of Mexican War bounty land application files, pension files and compiled service records for members of the Mormon Battalion are also available through the National Archives Catalog. JOHN GILBERT, Private. Private. Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the a kind of military and Gospel sermon, which was his usual style on such Mustered out ABEL M. SERGENT (Tyler’s list, ABEL M. SARGENT) SANFORD JACOBS. No. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. MYRON TANNER, Private. NORMAN SHARP, Private. It being JOHNATHAN HOLMES, Private. In Commanding On detached service since Sept 17, 1846, by order of On detached service Phone 623-580-5651. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Orson B. Adams, 1 st. Sergt. 16. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. The construction of … 16. Private. BUTTON) Private. 8 Walker William. This page has been viewed 808 times (0 via redirect). occasions. 20, 1847. On detached service BENJAMIN STUART (Tyler’s list, BENJAMIN STEWART) JOHN ROLLINS. This article contains record coverage information about a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. No. Re-enlisted in Captain traveling from California to Fort Leavenworth. No. Such authorizations are limited. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Mustered out with “(1) Sergeant N. V. Jones and Corporal Lewis Lane, of Company D, having been guilty of insubordination and conduct disgraceful to them as non-commisioned officers, they are hereby reduced to the ranks. JONES and JOHN W. BINLEY (Company E). the West. They had been forced to leave their comfortable homes in the city they had built, Nauvoo, Illinois. Musician. On detached service since CYRUS C. CANFIELD, Second Lieutenant. The battalion marched 1,400 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California. On detached service No. TIPPETTS is registered as one of the Eleventh Ten. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new filled out on the Roll of this Company furnished us. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, EDMOND WHITING (Tyler’s list, EDMUND WHITING) Mustered out with When near Fort Laramie, on the West Platte River, WILLIAM RICHMOND. Private. Mustered out with Company detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, SYLVESTER HULETT, Second Lieutenant. Street.’ (‘Nauvoo’ Historical record, Vol. Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order No. DIMMICK HUNTINGTON (Tyler’s list, DIMMICK B. Acting Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SMITH. Bear River, Oregon. Mustered out with Company LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. ALLEN. He was enrolled August 30, Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. services). John D. Lee, quoted in John F. Yurtinus, "A Ram in the Thicket: The Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War," vol. WILLIAM COONS (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM COON, Third Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. To learn how to use the collection and to access the records see: Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Private. No. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Mustered out with WILLIAM B. GIFFORD (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM W. Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848; Compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the Mexican War in Mormon organizations; The final muster rolls of Companies A.B.C. ROBINSON) Private. 5 Persons Harmon D. 6 Stephens Lyman. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Private. During the settlement of the Mormons in Caldwell County, Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the TYLER also They had endured a tragic exodus across Iowa. Sergeant. HUNTER’S Company B, of the Mormon Battalion of Foot Soldiers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by expiration of term of service.. the name of ERASTUS BINGHAM as one of Company B, in which he agrees P. HAWS, Fourth Sergeant) Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Private. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of On detached service since VIII, based upon Commanding Army of the West. “October 21, 1846, Corporal) Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Note: Company D returned to the battalion from detached service and established a school on British Type 21 radar nearby. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. also appears on this Roll that all were enrolled and mustered by DANIEL B. RAWSON, Private. Elder GEORGE P. DYKES preached No. Corporal. 1846, at Council Grove, and mustered into service the same day. WILLIAM MAXWELL, Private. The Mormon Battalion arrived in San Diego on 29 January 1847 after a march of some 1,900 miles from Iowa. since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Mustered out with detachment, to date PARKER DYKES. On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Sept 17, 1846, by order of Acting Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SMITH. Mustered out with Company Both the little innocents were ‘The first Sunday spent by the Battalion at Fort Leavenworth was Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. of the Mormon Battalion, 1847-1848 : copy from the National Archives, record group 94, War Dept. West. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by Mustered out with detachment to date July 16, 1847. Private. In the catalog search box type the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and click search. JAMES PETTIGREW, (Tyler’s list, JAMES PETTEGREW) This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 11:11. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. LUCAS HOGELAND (Tyler’s list, LUCAS HOAGLAND) During its service, the battalion made a grueling mar… Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal, July 20, 1847. Historical record, Vol. On detached service since Mustered out with Company Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Private. Jul 31, 2014 - Explore Liz Van Roo's board "Mormon Battalion" on Pinterest. The Mormon Battalion Association Executive Staff meets at least once per quarter on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, except when that day is a holiday or conflicts with another event. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. VIII, page 931). When the settlement was VIII, pages 710-960) ROBERT COLLINS (Tyler’s list, ROBERT H. COLLINGS) Angeles, Cal. HAYWARD THOMAS (Tyler’s list, THOMAS HAYWARD) On Mormon Battalion. to date July 16, 1847, as DIMMICK B. HUNTINGTON. Mustered out with Company Tyler’s History of the Mormon Battalion that, after remaining at Pueblo Tyler’s History, it is stated that three men were detached from each July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Re-enlisted as Private in Captain DAVIS’ new Company A, at Los Angeles, WILLIAM ROWE, Private. ROBERT B. STUART (Tyler’s list, ROBERT B. STEWART) Mustered out with Company As HENRIE, ALFRED HIGGINS, Private. Page 2. Mustered out with Bounty Land Application File for Musician Henry W. Jackson, Captain Higgins' Company D, Mormon Battalion (47-160-72672) Additional Information About this File Unit . Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. the Arkansas River September 28, 1846. Private. In the history of the The volunteers served from July 1846 – July 1847 during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Extracted by and copyright © Becke Dawson. ANCIEL TWICHEL (Tyler’s list, ANCIEL TWITCHEL) Mormon Battalion, Utah. LEWIS LANE, Private (Tyler’s list, Fourth The volunteers served from July 1846 – July 1847 during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. It appears that all ‘Joined for Service and Enrolled at the General Rendezvous’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and that all were ‘ Mustered Into Service” at the same place and on the same date. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny and Commodore Robert F. Stockton had seized Los Angeles January 10 on orders from Washington, D.C. Angeles, Cal. friends at the place they called Winter Quarters, on the Missouri River (Tyler’s list, ALPHEUS During its service, the battalion made a grueling mar… Commanding Army of the West. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, WILLIAM W. SPENCER, Private. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. 03. with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, JUDITAN AVERITT (Tyler’s list, JEDUTHAN AVERETT) record, Vol. ‘Among them were N. V. ELEAZER DAVIS, Private. Re-enlisted as First July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Commanding Army of the West. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. SEBERT C. SHELTON, Private. This passage and the material up to Matthew Caldwell’s recruitment in the Mormon Battalion rely upon Robert Lewis Woodward and Lucinda Uzella Caldwell Koch, comp., “The Life Story of Matthew Caldwell, a Member of the Mormon Battalion Company E” (n.p., n.d.), pp. Page 5. Page 3. date July 16, 1847. "Mormon Battalion Monument" by Edward J. Fraughton, Presidio Park, San Diego, California.. West. Appointed Corporal March 18, 1847. Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal, July 20, 1847, HENRY W. SANDERSON, Private. HUNTER’S Company B, of the Mormon Battalion of Foot Soldiers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by expiration of term of service.. Mustered out with Company The battalion was a volunteer unit of between 534 and 559 Latter-day Saint men, led by Mormon company officerscommanded by regular U.S. Army officers. and Tens. Sergeant) On detached service since May 14, 1847, by Order No. Mustered out with detachment, to Lieutenant in Captain DAVIS’ new Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal, July Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal July 20, 1847, ALMON WHITING, Private. Luke Beifuss actually got a hug from Murray over their bond of being Chicagoans and Cubs fans.” The scene was the 3-M Celebrity Challenge pre-tournament charity event on Feb. 8 as the service members found themselves visiting with … observed by holding religious services. PHILANDER FLETCHER, Private. Contact Owen Garner, as listed above, for further information, answers to questions, and for maps and directions to Christmas Camp. on their way to Salt Lake. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. JAMES OAKELY (Tyler’s list, JAMES OAKLEY) Private. They were delayed by rain and rising st Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Private. accepted April 10, 1847. From among these men Brigham Young selected the commissioned officers; they included Jefferson Hunt, Captain of Company A; Jesse D. Hunter, Captain of Company B; James Brown, Captain of Company C; Nelson Higgins, Captain of Company D; and Daniel C. Davis, Captain of Company E. Bluffs after their families. Mustered out with detachment, to Company D, by Battalion Order of Nov. 8, 1846. Musician. During the move from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City, Savage enlisted in the U.S. Army as a part of the Mormon Battalion. May 13, 1847, accompanied by COLONEL COOKE.’, LOREN E. KENNY (Tyler’s list, THOMAS E. KENNEY) On detached service since Nov 10, 1846, by Battalion Order No. Enrolled August 14, 1846, Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. PVT William Fletcher Ewell, 30 Jan 1815, 31 years, 9 May 1848, 33 years, Company E, one of three Mormon doctors in the Battalion PVT Henry Fairbanks, 3 Dec 1826, 19 years, 17 Sep 1902, 75 years, Company A Mormon Battalion Program "A Soldier's Tale" by M Gordon Johnson.I turned his one man show about the Mormon Battalion into a video. The Mormon Battalion carved out a vital road for wagons through the American Southwest. Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Pueblo, Colorado. Mormon Battalion Roster, Utah. Mormon Battalion Company D The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy. JOHN BUCHANAN. date July 16, 1847, LISBON LAMB, Private. Mustered out with Company On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Discharged July 16, Near Old Town, San Diego, the Mormon Battalion Visitors’ Center on Juan Street is a white building with white arches, surrounded by bright pink and red flowers. In the catalog search box type the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and click search. GIFFORD) Private. mentioned was when he was sent with a guard of ten men to take a party Living, in 1889, in Springville, Utah County, Utah. to the Great Salt Lake. Apostle AMASA M. LYMAN took TIPPETTS, WOOLSEY, and another man, and detachment, to date July 16, 1847. NELSON HIGGINS, Captain. The new “Rail Runner Express” commuter rail tracks and support roads have removed some original trail segments in this area. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. 16, 1847. Re-enlisted in Captain DAVIS’ new Reduced to the ranks from Quartermaster Sergeant, and transferred to “The Desert Route” by Levi W. Hancock, Company E A History of the Mormon Battalion By Darryl Montgomery The Mormon Battalion was the only religious "unit" in American military history, serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican War. 16. JAMES CASTO, Private. Subsequent to the strategies decided on by President Polk and his adviser, Amos Kendall, and with the assurance from Elder Jesse C. Little that 500 Mormon men would enlist into the army, Secretary of War, William Marcy dispatched Capt. Private. MILES THOMPSON, Private. Mustered out with detachment, to date July buried in one grave.’ (‘Mormon Battalion’, in Historical record, Vol On detached service Appointed Corporal March Cal., July 20, 1847, HENRY JACKSON (Tyler’s list, HENRY W. JACKSON) MRS. FANNY HUNTINGTON, wife of DIMMICK B. HUNTINGTON, gave birth to a Then a photo in the corner of the room taken at the battalion’s 50th anniversary caught my eye. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. since Sept 17, 1846, by order of Acting Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SMITH. Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847. STERLING DAVIS, Private. of company D. with 14 people in the Company Headquarters … Mustered out with Company 12. Arkansas River, and remained at Pueblo, with other detachments of sick It was a … 16. PETER B. MEESECK (Tyler’s list, PETER J. MEESECK) JOHN CLAWSON (Tyler’s list, JOHN R. CLAWSON) DAVIS’ new Company A, at Los Angeles, Cal, July 20, 1847. CLARKE STILLMAN (Tyler’s list, CLARK STILLMAN) Company C . VIII, pp 920, 921, 939). The Enlistment of the Mormon Battalion. 16. to date July 16, 1847. 1 When efforts to sell the Nauvoo Temple and other Church properties faltered, Church leaders dispatched Jesse Little, a leader of the branches of the Church in … On detached service LEVI RUNYAN, Private. were ‘Mustered Into Service’ at the same place and on the same date. ERASTUS MEECUM (Tyler’s list, E.D. MUSTER OUT ROLL OF CAPTAIN NELSON HIGGINS’ Company D, of the Mormon Battalion of Foot Volunteers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by expiration of term of service. CHARLES PERRIN, Private. VIII page 949), HENRY BRAIZZEE (Tyler’s list, HENRY BRIZZEE) On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order Mustered Company B . since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of West. JAMES BROWN, (1st) Private. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Private. WILLIAM D. HENDRICKS, Private. RALPH DOUGLAS (Tyler’s list, RALPH DOUGLASS) West. Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order No. 4 Garner Philip. of families that accompanied the Battalion to winter at Pueblo, a The Donner Party was a group of travelers who set out for California in May 1846. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYD was born in On detached service since Oct. 17, 11846, by order of Colonel VIII, page 944), SAMUEL BADHAM (Tyler’s list, SAMUEL BADLAM) Private. ALONZO P. RAYMOND Private. Mustered out with Company Mustered out with detachment, Mustered out with detachment, to On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel place. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of in the dead of winter, the journey was a hazardous and perilous one, Page 1. order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. The Holmes–Thompson company, comprising mostly Mormon Battalion veterans, leaves for the Salt Lake Valley from central California and blazes the Mormon-Carson Pass Emigrant Trail over the Sierra Nevada. Private. See more ideas about mormon battalion, mormon, battalion. “My buddy Pfc. On detached service since October 17, 1846, by order of the West. who set out for Great Salt Lake Valley, to select their new abiding (‘Church Encyclopedia,’ Historical Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, as MECHAM. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Discharged July 16, 1847 on Bear River, Oregon. service) ‘On the 20th of August, 1842, WILLIAM W. SPENCER was appointed 20, 1847. JAMES BROWN (2nd) (Tyler’s list, JAMES S. BROWN) Mustered out with detachment, to date July 16, 1847, GEORGE W. BOYD, Private. West. WILLIAM TUBBS, (Tyler’s list, WILLIAM R. TUBBS) left Salt Lake Valley after their arrival there, to return to Council MUSTER ROLL of CAPTAIN J.D. Corporal) Private. The recapitulation and certificates were not East Bradford Township, Chester County, Penn., April 12, 1825. Detached service, since Sept. Mustered out with For the next five months until their discharge on 16 July 1847 in Los Angeles, the battalion trained and also performed occupation duties in several locations in southern California. Born in Chesterfield County, North Carolina. The following April the two soldiers joined the Company of Mormons Allen and his successor commanders (Smith, Cooke and Hunt) always used the name “Mormon Battalion“—nothing else. EDWARD WALKER, Private. Mustered out with detachment, to Mustered out Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Mustered out with Company Encyclopedia,’ Historical record, Vol. to date July 16, 1847. (‘Mormon Battalion,’ Historical record, Church leaders wanted to help support all Latter-day Saints, especially the poor, who wanted to gather. JAMES DAVIS, Private. was Major, and GEORGE P. DYKES, was Lieutenant. LUTHER TUTTLE, First Sergeant (Tyler’s list, since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of this regiment, JEFFERSON HUNT (Captain of Company A, of the Battalion) Mustered out with (‘Mormon Battalion,’ WILLIAM GRIBBLE, Private. WILLIAM CASTO, Private. During the Mexican War in 1846, the Mormon Battalion received the eagle plates that were fitted to the outside of their pattern 1839 white leather bayonet scabbard belts. West. detachment, to date July 16, 1847. In January 1847, Brigham Young received a revelation about “the Word and Will of the Lord concerning the Camp of Israel in their journeyings to the West” (now known as Doctrine and Covenants 136). The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history in federal service, having been recruited solely from one religious body and having a religious title as the unit designation. 16. MERRILL) Private. Angeles, Cal. July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. Taken from A DOCUMENTED, RESEARCHED ROSTER OF THE MORMON BATTALION. On 16 July 1846 some 543 men enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. On detached service since Nov. 10, 1846, by Battalion Order Discharge July 16, 1847, on officers of which were regularly commissioned by Governor BOGGS. Mustered out with detachment, to date July MORMON BATTALION MESA ARIZONA COMPANY Mustered out with No. Mustered out with Died on 1 (PhD dissertation, Brigham Young University, 1975), 143–44; spelling and punctuation standardized. broken up by the Missouri authorities, the arms of this regiment, Mustered out with detachment, LUTHER T. TUTTLE, Third Sergeant) First Sergeant since March 18, 1847. ABRAHAM HUNSACKER (Tyler’s list, ABRAHAM HUNSAKER) July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal. On detached service JAMES DOUGLAS (Tyler’s list, JAMES DOUGLASS) the West. EDWIN M. PECK, Private. Doniphan, Commanding Army of the West. Henry was among eighty-one Mormons who reenlisted as a company of Mormon Volunteers and served eight more months.14 He had no family on the way to Utah, so he likely reenlisted to earn more money and provide military stability to the area. Mustered out with detachment, to All rights reserved except there alone and without a guide to take money to their families and 2 Bingham Erastus. John D. Chase, 3 d. Corp. 1 Allen Franklin. although private property of those who carried them, were taken away by See more ideas about mormon battalion, mormon, battalion. (Roll does not show that he was on detached Appointed Sergeant March 18, 1847. Resigned Adjutancy. West. On detached service since Oct. 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, California Mormons by Sail and Trail, by Anneleone D. Patton; The Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War, by Sergeant Daniel Tyler; Sierra Saints, Brief History of the Mormon in Western El Dorado County form 1847 to 1997, by S. Dennis Holland; For additional information: Mormon Battalion Association www.mormonbattalion.com Private. The battalion was a volunteer unit of between 534 and 559 Latter-day Saint men, led by Mormon company officerscommanded by regular U.S. Army officers. It appears that all ‘Joined for Service and Enrolled at the General Rendezvous’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and that all were ‘ Mustered Into Service” at the same place and on the same date. THOMAS WILLIAMS, Sergeant. The Mormon Volunteers in San Diego The battalion was mustered out in Los Angeles on July 16, 1847. 3–6. October 17, 1846, by order of Colonel Doniphan, Commanding Army of the MUSTER ROLL of CAPTAIN J.D. On 3 Bird William. Ⓒ 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Iowa, Mustered Out: July 16, 1847 at Los Angeles, California. until Dec 23d, JOHN H. TIPPETTS and THOMAS WOOLSEY (Company E) left To the ranks from Quartermaster Sergeant, and Tens PETER B. MEESECK ( Tyler ’ list! 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