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=== Zions Camp (1834)  ===

Also search the ''Journal History'' for the Nauvoo Legion. See [[Utah History|Utah History]] for details.  

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. For rosters and biographies of members and their families see:  

*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''.  

*United States. Bureau of Pensions. ''Selected Pension Application Files for Members of the Morman [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.

'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''  

=== The Utah War (1857-1861)  ===

The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.  

=== Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902)  ===

*http://www.archives.state.ut.us/main/  

== References  ==

*[[United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah, Box Elder County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Utah, Indian War Service Affidavits (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah, Indian War Service Affidavits (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Utah Veterans Burial Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

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