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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. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.mormonbattalion.com/ Mormon Battalion Association] | ||
*[http://www.mormonbattalion.com/Original_Battalion_Journals Mormon Battalion Association: Journals and Diaries] | |||
Pensions Online: | Pensions Online: | ||
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Printed Sources: | Printed Sources: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/966857?availability=Family%20History%20Library Bigler, David L and Will Bagley, eds. '' Army of Israel: Mormon Battalion Narratives.'' Spokane,Washington: Arthur H. Clark, 2000 FHL 289.373 H2v v.4] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/257131?availability=Family%20History%20Library Bigler, Henry William. ''Chronicle of the West : the conquest of California, discovery of gold and Mormon settlement, as reflected in Henry William Bigler's diaries.'' Berkeley,California: University of California Press 1962. FHL 979 H2bc] | |||
*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}}).Names are in alphabetical order within each company and rank. It is transcribed and indexed in: | *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: | ||
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*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,biographical sketches and sources on the wives of the men in the Mormon Battalion. Contents are in alphabetical order. | *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]]. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1435899 Standage, Henry M. ''Henry Standage's journal : an account of his experiences in the Mormon Battalion.'' Mesa,Arizona: Standage Family, 1972. FHL digital images] | |||
*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. 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. | ||
*[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] | |||
For more records about the Mormon Battalion see: | For more records about the Mormon Battalion see: | ||
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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 | *[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE11612402 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 | Borrowman, John. Mormon Battalion - Dieary of John Borrowman. Transcribed by Judith A. Borrowman. FHL book 921.73 B684a of film 1036520 item 10 | ||