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Many military records are found at the [http://www.recordsbase.com Family History Library], the National Archives, the National Archives—Denver Branch, and the Utah State Archives. The Family History Library also has military histories for the various military engagements. U.S. Military Records provide more information on federal military records and search strategies. | Many military records are found at the [http://www.recordsbase.com Family History Library], the National Archives, the National Archives—Denver Branch, and the Utah State Archives. The Family History Library also has military histories for the various military engagements. U.S. Military Records provide more information on federal military records and search strategies. | ||
<br>[[Image:150px-Pioneer Village Blacksmith.jpg|thumb|right|240x200px]] | <br>[[Image:150px-Pioneer Village Blacksmith.jpg|thumb|right|240x200px|150px-Pioneer Village Blacksmith.jpg]] | ||
=== Forts === | === Forts === | ||
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The forts were built as protection from the Indians, then as a place to house the troops sent to put down the rebellion of the Mormons. These forts and camps are listed in alphabetical order by place, disregarding the words "fort" or "camp".<ref name="Encyclopedia">Michno, Gregory F., ''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890. '' Mountain Press Publishing Co.: Missoula, Montana. c2003. {{WorldCat|52216115|disp=At various libraries (World Cat)}}; {{FHL|1210984|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 M583e}}; ISBN 0-87842-468-7</ref> | The forts were built as protection from the Indians, then as a place to house the troops sent to put down the rebellion of the Mormons. These forts and camps are listed in alphabetical order by place, disregarding the words "fort" or "camp".<ref name="Encyclopedia">Michno, Gregory F., ''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890. '' Mountain Press Publishing Co.: Missoula, Montana. c2003. {{WorldCat|52216115|disp=At various libraries (World Cat)}}; {{FHL|1210984|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 M583e}}; ISBN 0-87842-468-7</ref> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Grove,_Utah Fort at Battle Creek] — During the Walker Indian War in the 1850s, citizens of what is now Pleasant Grove, Utah Valley, built a fort with walls two or three feet thick and six feet tall that occupied an area the size of sixteen city blocks. The settlers | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Grove,_Utah Fort at Battle Creek] — During the Walker Indian War in the 1850s, citizens of what is now Pleasant Grove, Utah Valley, built a fort with walls two or three feet thick and six feet tall that occupied an area the size of sixteen city blocks. The settlers in the area at the time built homes inside the fort.The town was previously called Battle Creek after a battle which took place there in 1849 between Mormon settlers and a small band of Ute Indians. | ||
*[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/f/FORTCAMERON.html Fort Cameron] — Located just east of Beaver City, it served as a military post from 1872 to 1883. It later became a school, the Beaver Branch of Brigham Young Academy. That school closed when the state legislature required each county to provide tuition-free schools. One of the original buildings now serves as a private residence and some evidence of other remains of the fort exists. | *[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/f/FORTCAMERON.html Fort Cameron] — Located just east of Beaver City, it served as a military post from 1872 to 1883. It later became a school, the Beaver Branch of Brigham Young Academy. That school closed when the state legislature required each county to provide tuition-free schools. One of the original buildings now serves as a private residence and some evidence of other remains of the fort exists. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fort Cedar Fort] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fort Cedar Fort] | ||
*[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CAMPFLOYD.html Fort Crittenden ]— Camp Floyd was renamed Fort Crittenden in 1860 and abandoned in 1861. | *[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/c/CAMPFLOYD.html Fort Crittenden ]— Camp Floyd was renamed Fort Crittenden in 1860 and abandoned in 1861. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Deseret Fort Deseret] — Fort Deseret was built in 1865 during the Utah Black Hawk War to protect settlers in western Utah from the attacks of local Utes. Location is in present-day Millard County, Utah. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Deseret Fort Deseret] — Fort Deseret was built in 1865 during the Utah Black Hawk War to protect settlers in western Utah from the attacks of local Utes. Location is in present-day Millard County, Utah. | ||
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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more.]])<br> | :*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more.]])<br> | ||
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans | United States National Archives. Selected Pension Application Files for Members of the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848. FHL films 480129-480149 | ||
The Mexican War Index to the Compiled Service Records of the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War 1845-1848. FHL films 1205336-1205357<br> | |||
United States National Archives. Mexican War Service Records 1845-1877 FHL films 471465, 471517, and 471518 | |||
United States National Archives. Compiled Service Records of Volunteers of Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican war in Mormon Organizations. FHL film 536226 - 536227 | |||
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C.: Brentano’s, 1887. {{FHL|1854496|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | |||
'''Mormon Battalion''' | '''Mormon Battalion''' | ||
In July 1846 Mormon Battalion volunteers were officially organized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, to reinforce the United States Army in California during the Mexican War. The battalion consisted of five companies who enlisted for one year. Due to illness, about a third of the battalion did not complete the two-thousand-mile march but were sent to Pueblo, Colorado. The remaining members arrived in California in January 1847. They served in San Diego and Los Angeles. At the end of the one year, the army tried to reenlist all of | In July 1846 Mormon Battalion volunteers were officially organized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, to reinforce the United States Army in California during the Mexican War. The battalion consisted of five companies who enlisted for one year. Due to illness, about a third of the battalion did not complete the two-thousand-mile march but were sent to Pueblo, Colorado. The remaining members arrived in California in January 1847. They served in San Diego and Los Angeles. At the end of the one year, the army tried to reenlist all of its members, but only one company was organized in Los Angeles on 20 July 1847. This company only served for six months. After they were discharged, most battalion members went to Utah. | ||
Pensions Online: | Pensions Online: | ||
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*Black, Susan Ward Easton. ''Members of the Mormon Battalion: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance''. N.p., [1981?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|2562|title-id|disp=book 973 M2ew; fiche 6019070}}.) Alphabetical listing of members with birth, marriage, death, and rank. Includes a bibliography with 22 sources. This is included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | *Black, Susan Ward Easton. ''Members of the Mormon Battalion: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance''. N.p., [1981?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|2562|title-id|disp=book 973 M2ew; fiche 6019070}}.) Alphabetical listing of members with birth, marriage, death, and rank. Includes a bibliography with 22 sources. This is included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | ||
*Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Camp of Israel (Iowa). ''Return List of Company A, and Company B of the Mormon Battalion to Council Bluffs, 16 July 1846. Included with Record of the Organization of the Camp of Israel.... ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|169014|title-id|disp=film 1922 item 3}}). | *Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Camp of Israel (Iowa). ''Return List of Company A, and Company B of the Mormon Battalion to Council Bluffs, 16 July 1846. Included with Record of the Organization of the Camp of Israel.... ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library {{FHL|169014|title-id|disp=film 1922 item 3}}).Names are in alphabetical order within each company and rank. It is transcribed and indexed in: | ||
*Carlsen, Ardath. ''Return List of the Mormon Battalion, July 1846''. N.p., 1986. (Family History Library {{FHL|494359|title-id|disp=book 973 M2cd}}). This record lists Battalion member's names, rank, birthplace, birth date, number in family, wife’s name, gear and livestock, where family was located on the trail, wishes concerning his family, and wages of each volunteer in companies A and B. This List is included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | *Carlsen, Ardath. ''Return List of the Mormon Battalion, July 1846''. N.p., 1986. (Family History Library {{FHL|494359|title-id|disp=book 973 M2cd}}). This record lists Battalion member's names, rank, birthplace, birth date, number in family, wife’s name, gear and livestock, where family was located on the trail, wishes concerning his family, and wages of each volunteer in companies A and B. This List is included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | ||
*Larson, Carl V. ''Database of the Mormon Battalion: an Identification of The Original Members of the Mormon Battalion''. Second Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: U.S. Mormon Battalion, 1997. (Family History Library {{FHL|720801|title-id|disp=book 973 M2Lar 1997}}.) Alphabetical list of members including grave location, federal and state sources, biographical references, vital statistics, and genealogy. Includes index. The 1987 edition is indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | *Larson, Carl V. ''Database of the Mormon Battalion: an Identification of The Original Members of the Mormon Battalion''. Second Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: U.S. Mormon Battalion, 1997. (Family History Library {{FHL|720801|title-id|disp=book 973 M2Lar 1997}}.) Alphabetical list of members including grave location, federal and state sources, biographical references, vital statistics, and genealogy. Includes index. The 1987 edition is indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''. | ||
*Larson, Carl V. ''The Women of the Mormon Battalion''. [Smithfield, Utah]: C.V. Larson, 1989. (Family History Library book {{FHL|594702|title-id|disp=973 M2Lc; fiche 6111512}}). This book may list birth, marriage, death, | *Larson, Carl V. ''The Women of the Mormon Battalion''. [Smithfield, Utah]: C.V. Larson, 1989. (Family History Library book {{FHL|594702|title-id|disp=973 M2Lc; fiche 6111512}}). This book may list birth, marriage, death,biographical sketches and sources on the wives of the men in the Mormon Battalion. Contents are in alphabetical order. | ||
*A roster of Iowa troops in the War with Mexico (including the Mormon Battalion) is found in volume six of the "Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861–1866". Volume six is available online. See [[Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion - 6 Volumes|Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers]]. | *A roster of Iowa troops in the War with Mexico (including the Mormon Battalion) is found in volume six of the "Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861–1866". Volume six is available online. See [[Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion - 6 Volumes|Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers]]. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Pensions. ''Selected Pension Application Files for Members of the | *United States. Bureau of Pensions. ''Selected Pension Application Files for Members of the Mormon [sic] Battalion, Mexican War, 1846–48''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, T1196. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Record Service, 1934. (Family History Library {{FHL|36152|title-id|disp=films 480129–49}}.) These films contain an alphabetical list of applications from veterans, widows, and dependents. Not all soldiers are included, and some files are not in order. They may show name, unit, rank, enlistment and discharge dates, disability, details of service, witness affidavits, marriage and family information. | ||
*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Mormon Organizations''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0351. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1961. (Family History Library {{FHL|316430|title-id|disp=films 471465; 471517–18}}). These alphabetically compiled service records usually include the soldier’s name, rank, dates of enlistment and service, and the unit in which he served. It often contains abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the original muster rolls and returns. Cross references were included for each soldier’s name that appear with more than one spelling. | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Mormon Organizations''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0351. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1961. (Family History Library {{FHL|316430|title-id|disp=films 471465; 471517–18}}). These alphabetically compiled service records usually include the soldier’s name, rank, dates of enlistment and service, and the unit in which he served. It often contains abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the original muster rolls and returns. Cross references were included for each soldier’s name that appear with more than one spelling. | ||
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Nelson, Glade I. "The Mormon Battalion: A Selected Bibliographic List." Genealogical Journal 26, no. 2 (1998): 59–79. (Family History Library {{FHL|1223156|title-id|disp=book 973 D25gj}}.)<br> | Nelson, Glade I. "The Mormon Battalion: A Selected Bibliographic List." Genealogical Journal 26, no. 2 (1998): 59–79. (Family History Library {{FHL|1223156|title-id|disp=book 973 D25gj}}.)<br> | ||
Tyler, Daniel. A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion. Waynesboro, Virginia:M and R Books, 1964; reprint ed., 1881 FHL book 973 M2td of Film 928153 item 5 | |||
Borrowman, John. Mormon Battalion - Dieary of John Borrowman. Transcribed by Judith A. Borrowman. FHL book 921.73 B684a of film 1036520 item 10 | |||
Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]]. | Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]]. | ||
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*[[Utah Veterans Burial Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Utah Veterans Burial Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Utah_-_Military]] | ||