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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. | 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. | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300370 Report and Journal of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Saint George Cooke's march from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to California, in command of the Mormon Battalion. National Archives Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office. NAID 300370] | |||
Pensions Online: | Pensions Online: | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1852758|Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923}} contains about 373 names of those who applied for pensions of the about 500 who served in the Mormon Battalion. For more information read the [[United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)|wiki article]] about them. | *{{RecordSearch|1852758|Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923}} contains about 373 names of those who applied for pensions of the about 500 who served in the Mormon Battalion. For more information read the [[United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)|wiki article]] about them. | ||
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Borrowman, John. Mormon Battalion - Dieary of John Borrowman. Transcribed by Judith A. Borrowman. FHL book 921.73 B684a of film 1036520 item 10 | 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]]. | ||
== Utah Militia (1849-1887) == | == Utah Militia (1849-1887) == | ||