HUNTER’S Company B, of the Mormon Battalion of FootSoldiers, to the 16th day of July, 1847, when discharged by expirationof term of service. 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. The Mormon Battalion was the only religious "unit" in American military history, serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican War. At the time they enlisted, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were seeking U.S. government aid for their migration west to the Rocky Mountains and Salt Lake Valley, despite having their previous petitions for redress of grievances denied. 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. Mormon Battalion. To schedule Mormon Battalion Trail Presentations, Eagle Scout Courts of Honor Presentations, or purchase Trail Patches, please contact the following Battalion members: The battalion was the direct result of Brigham Young’s correspondence on 26 January 1846 to Jesse C. Little, presiding elder over the New England and Middle States Mission. The sources searched include the following primary documents: 1. The battalion was a volunteer unit of over 500 soldiers, nearly all LDS men with regular army officers, under the command of Lt. Col. Philip St. George Cooke. (John Brown was the Capt. The Mormon Battalion, the only religion-based unit in United States military history, served from July 1846 – July 1847 during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. The story of the Mormon Battalion began in early 1846 as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prepared to abandon their city of Nauvoo, Illinois. Hancock (Rinehart & Co., Parlor Photo). It appears that all ‘Joined for Service andEnrolled at the General Rendezvous’ July 16, 1846, at Council Bluffs,Iowa, and that all were ‘ Mustered Into Service” at the same place andon the same date. The Mormon Battalion Association Executive Staff meets at least once per quarter on the third Saturday the month at 10:00 am, except when that day is a holiday or conflicts with another event. (ISBN: 9781518772658) from Amazon's Book Store. July 16 1846. The Mormon Battalion Trail Patches are $3.00 each. of company D. with 14 people in the Company Headquarters … The Mormon Battalion, was the only religiously based infantry unit ever created by Presidential order.It consisted of nearly 500 men recruited exclusively from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormons). This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 11:09. The Battalion participated in the United States conquest of California and in the discovery of gold, opened four major wagon trails, and carried the news of gold east to an eager American public. MORMON BATTALION The following is a documented, researched roster of the Mormon Battalion. August 1848. Henry (Harry) Dalton was a member of The Mormon Battalion (1847- 1848) Company D. along with his brother Edward. During its service, the battalion made a grueling mar… Philemon enlisted as a volunteer in the Mormon Battalion Company B and endured the long march to the Pacific Coast. Ⓒ 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Buy The Mormon Battalion by Roberts, B. H., Hunt, Bryan A., ALEXANDER, A.J. The Mormon Battalion, the only religiously based unit in United States military history, served from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. View Full Item. He left his wife and three children in Iowa to await his return. The Mormon Battalion was involved in numerous significant events in western history between 1846 and 1849. Mormon Battalion, Volunteers, Company B - Isiah Huntsman (Age: [Blank], Year: 1846) Additional Information About this File Unit National Archives Identifier: Mustered In: July 16, 1846 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mustered Out: July 16, 1847 at Los Angeles, California. The entire battalion remained in San Diego only a short while before four companies were sent to San Luis Rey and Los Angeles. In the catalog search box type the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and click search. Contributing Institution National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference. Make checks payable to: The Mormon Battalion. Brigham Young, the President of the Quorum … From the description of Diary of Robert S. Bliss, company B, Mormon Battalion, U.S. Army, 1846-1847. Mustered Out: July 16, 1847 at Los Angeles, California. Battalion members did not sit idly by during that time. The battalion was a volunteer unit of between 534 and 559 Latter-day Saints men led by Mormon company officers, commanded by regular U.S. Army officers. Transcription: Mormon Battalion Council Bluff. The Adjutant General's Office. Mormon Battalion Program "A Soldier's Tale" by M Gordon Johnson.I turned his one man show about the Mormon Battalion into a video. Ⓒ 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. They served in San Diego and Los Angeles. This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 11:09. Cousin Henry Simon Dalton was a private in Company B. 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. Church leaders wanted to help support all Latter-day Saints, especially the poor, who wanted to gather. The volunteers served from July 1846 – July 1847 during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. 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_B&oldid=4057209, FamilySearch Historical Records Coverage Tables, United States in Mexican War, 1846 to 1848, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to a previous arrangement a company of eight people started May 1, 1848, Sgt. Contains a list of members of Company A of the Mormon Battalion. Enlistment of Mormon Battalion, July 16, 1846 at Council Bluffs Iowa. The Mormon Battalion was a volunteer company of the US Army consisting of about 500 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They camped among the PotawatomiIndians near what became Omaha, Nebraska. 3/4/1907-9/18/1947. Due to illness, about a third of the battalion did not complete the two-thousand-mile march but were sent to Pueblo, Colorado. At the end of the one year, the army tried t… Once in California, Philemon stayed at headquarters in San Diego until the army discharged him in 1847. By almost incredible toil and patience, however, this company of Mormon Battalion men conquered the ascent of the Sierras from the western side, hewing a roadway for their seventeen wagons through stony heights, and in like manner down steep declivities and narrow gorges, until the eastern sloping deserts beyond were reached, and finally the valley of the Great Salt Lake,—about the first of October, 1848,—to … In the catalog search box type the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and click search. Designed and executed by C.B. In the catalog search box type the National Archives Identifier Number (NAID) and click search. Name. Slide can only be presented at Eagle Court of Honor. In July 1846, under the authority of U.S. Army Captain James Allen and with the encouragement of Mormon leader Brigham Young, the Mormon Battalion was mustered in at Council Bluffs, Iowa Territory. The Mormon Battalion eBook: Roberts, B. H. : Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store. Susan Easton Black, V. Ben Bloxham, Clark V. Johnson, and Larry C. Porter are examining the personal accounts of the approximately 559 men (officers, soldiers, guides, servants, and civilians), 35 women, and 42 children who participated in the Mormon Battalion’s march. This article contains record coverage information about a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. 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. In Iowa to await his return marched from Council Bluffs Iowa mustered Out July. Persecution and mob violence had made it impossible for them to stay arrived in in... 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