Utah Military Records: Difference between revisions

The Utah War began when President James Buchanan appointed a governor to replace the Latter-day Saint leader Brigham Young. He ordered several thousand United States troops to the Utah Territory in 1857 to enforce the appointment and challenge an alleged Mormon rebellion. When the Army arrived in 1858, the conflict was settled peacefully. The army built Camp Floyd, southwest of Salt Lake City, and the soldiers remained there until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.  

Records of Utah participants are found in the Utah Militia records mentioned previously. The United States Army records have information of the troops involved in this "war." Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798–1914 includes the U.S. troops who came to Utah. Information about these records is found in the [[Portal:United States Military Records|United States Military Records]].  

*Johnston, Connor and the Mormons: ''An Outline of Military History in Northern Utah'' [Salt Lake City, Utah: N.p.], 1962. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=58725&disp=Johnston%2C+Connor%2C+and+the+Mormons%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.2 M2j; fiche 6117855 [set of 5]].) This book is a history of Camp Floyd and Fort Douglas. It includes the names of individuals buried in the post cemeteries and lists a few marriages from 1863 to 1868. It also includes a bibliography.